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Dillinger Escape Plan

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:05:00 -0700

FRIDAY, MAY 24TH, 2013.

Dillinger Escape Plan w/ The Faceless, Royal Thunder, Retox, and Ugly Twin

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM

$15 ADV // $18 DOS.

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The Dillinger Escape Planis an Americanmathcoreband fromMorris Plains, New Jerseyand currently signed toSumerian Records. The group originated in 1997 after the disbanding of Arcane, ahardcore punktrio consisting ofBen Weinman,Dimitri Minakakis, andChris Pennie.[2]The bands current line-up consists of guitaristsBen Weinmanand James Love, bassistLiam Wilson, vocalistGreg Puciato, and drummer Billy Rymer. Their band name is derived from the famous convicted bank robberJohn Dillinger.

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Face To Face

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

FRIDAY, MAY 17TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Face To Face w/ Teenage Bottle Rockets, Blacklist Royals and Joshua Black Wilkins

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM

$17 ADV // $20 DOS.

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Face to Faceis an Americanpunk rockband fromVictorville, Californiaformed in 1991 by frontmanTrever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange Records and were then signed toFat Wreck Chords. Face to Face rose to fame with their 1994 second albumBig Choice, featuring their radio hit "Disconnected", which was first played byKROQand appeared in the moviesTank Girl National Lampoons Senior Trip.

Face to Face officially split up in September 2004, because of musical differences. Since then, all the members of the band had played in a number of post-Face to Face projects, includingLegion of Doom,Me First and the Gimme Gimmes,The Offspring Saves the Day. In April 2008, Face to Face performed together for the first time in four years at The Glasshouse in Pomona, California.The band has continued to perform since, and released a seventh studio album,Laugh Now, Laugh Later, on May 17, 2011. Face to Face has sold over 750,000 albums worldwide.

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Titus Andronicus

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

THURSDAY, MAY 9TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Titus Andronicus w/ The So So Glows and Cartright

Doors @ 7PM // Show @ 8PM

$15 ADV // $17 DOS.

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Titus Andronicusis apunk/indie rockband fromGlen Rock, New Jersey, United States, formed in 2005.The band is composed of singer/lyricist/guitarist Patrick Stickles, drummer Eric Harm, bassist Julian Veronesi, and guitarists Liam Betson and Adam Reich. The group takes its name from theShakespeare Titus Andronicus, and has cited musical and stylistic influences as diverse asNeutral Milk Hotel Pulp.

Their first album,The Airing of Grievances, was released in 2008, and was described as the sound of a "violent, overblown and irreverent" indie band in a positive review inPitchfork.The bands second album,The Monitor, was released on March 9, 2010, debuting at No.7 on theBillboardHeatseekers chart.In March,Rolling Stonenamed the band one of the seven best new bands of 2010.Titus Andronicus has also been featured onLate Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Their third album,Local Business, was released on October 23, 2012, throughXL Recordings. It was listed at #38 onRolling Stones 50 Best Albums of 2012and gained positive reviews as well as it gained a 7.0 fromPitchfork.Local Business was Titus Andronicus attempt to create an album that was "plug-in-and-play" ready, which allowed the studio recording to sound as close as possible to a live performance and make performing the album on tour much easier.Titus Andronicus performedNirvanas Breed on the tribute album Newermind.

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Method Man and Redman

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

TUESDAY, MAY 7RD, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Method Man and Redman

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM

$28 ADV // $30 DOS.

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Method Man, is a rapper, record producer, actor and member of thehip hop Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 filmThe Fearless Young Boxer, also known asMethod Man. He is one half of the rap duoMethod Man & Redman. He won aGrammy Award Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Groupfor "Ill Be There for You/Youre All I Need to Get By" withMary J. Blige. In 2007, the writers ofAbout.complaced him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987In 2012,The Sourceplaced him on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.He is also the only MC to be featured onNotorious B.I.G.s debut albumReady to Die.

Method Man appeared in the motion picturesBelly,How High,Garden Stateas well as a minor role inThe Wackness. More recently, he appeared as a crewman inGeorge Lucas filmRed Tails. On television, he and hip-hop collaborator Redman co-starred on the short-livedFox Method & Red, and he had a recurring role onHBO Oz Tug Danielsand asCalvin "Cheese" Wagstaffon theHBOdrama seriesThe Wire.

Redman, is an AmericanMC,rapper, DJ, record producer and actor. He came to fame in the early 1990s as an artist on theDef Jamlabel. He is also well known for his collaborations withMethod Man, including their starring roles in films and sitcoms. He was also a member of theDef Squadin the late 1990s.

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Of Montreal

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

FRIDAY, MAY 3RD, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Of Montreal w/ Wild Moccasins

Doors @ 6:30PM

$18 ADV // $22 DOS.

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A number of singles and a re-release of The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbits Flower occurred before the release of the bands third album,The Gay Paradein 1999. With contributions from several members of the Elephant Six collective at the time, it also featured artwork from Kevins brotherDavid Barnes, who would continue to do artwork for future albums.

This album marked that the band had moved to a fuller sound, which is also found on its follow-up,Coquelicot Asleep In The Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse. These two albums contain more narrative lyrics, as opposed to the rather personal lyrical matter of those preceding it, and often imitating the style of old 1950s radio plays.

After production on The Gay Parade began in 1998, Poole left the band to focus on his duties withElf Power, another Elephant Six band from Athens. Barnes also recruited Jamey Huggins and Dottie Alexander, who had been performing together asLightning Bug vs. Firefly, to play various instruments. Derek moved from drums to bass. The band was joined soon after byMarshmallow Coasts Andy Gonzales.

Following the release of The Gay Parade, the band signed withKindercoreRecords, who would release a number of singles and compilations. It wasnt until 2001 that Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse would be released as a new album with original material. The album again featured contributions from across the Elephant 6 spectrum.

In 2002,Aldhils Arboretumwas released, with a slightly different sound than its predecessors, as the songs were more directly structured. This album marks the beginning of the change in of Montreals sound, with more danceable rhythms than ever before, especially on the albums closer, Death Dance Of The Omipapas and Sons For You. A successful tour ensued, including of Montreals first trip to the UK, along with a tour-only EP.

Kindercore Records would fold shortly after the release of Arboretum, and of Montreals status was also threatened. Kevin got married, and Andy and Derek left the band. Barnes, being uncomfortable with the unrest, as well as some divisions within the band, took to writing and performing their 2004 albumSatanic Panic in the Atticmostly by himself. Released by Polyvinyl Records, it became one of their more successful efforts to that point. The 2004 tour saw The Late B.P. Helium (Bryan Poole) rejoin the band, with some bass played by Kevins partnerNina Barnes. The album marked a shift to something more electronic with traditional structures, to be further advanced in later albums and new songs. In their most recent releases and concerts, the band has fully embraced a sort of techno-pop glam image, with little of their previous incarnations surfacing. This style is featured in singles such as Disconnect the Dots. The style would continue to evolve into 2005The Sunlandic Twins, which was even more a Barnes solo effort. Recorded in Athens, with the exception of one track recorded in Norway, it was a much more pronounced electronic album. The album became a success, mostly due to the singles So Begins Our Alabee and the MTV clip for Wraith Pinned to the Mist (and Other Games).

The band released several collections of singles in early 2006. Barnes recorded most of the bands 2007 release,Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?, by himself while living in Norway and Athens, Georgia. The switch to autobiographical themes of suicide, depression and isolation of the album was a direct product of his troubled personal life during that period.

of Montreal released their latest album,Skeletal Lamping, on October 21, 2008. The album had also previously leaked to the Internet through various torrent sites.

Lyrically, their style has changed dramatically throughout the years. In the beginning, many songs were narratives of personal or humorous situations, such as Tim, I Wish You Were Born A Girl, from Cherry Peel. This style, however, changed with The Gay Parade, where many songs involve small narratives surrounding invented characters (in songs such as Jacques Lamure, The Autobiographical Grandpa, Mimi Merlot and Rose Robert). Others act as extracts from fictional conversations (Advice From a Divorced Gentleman to His Bachelor Friend Considering Marriage and Good Morning Mr. Edminton as examples). With Aldhils Arboretum came a slight return to the previous writing style, except following more poppy, classical lyrical structures (such as the use of choruses, which are generally absent in the Gay Parade/Coquelicot years). This style continued throughout Satanic Panic and The Sunlandic Twins to some extent. On the album Hissing Fauna: Are You The Destroyer? the lyrics are much more personal than previously used, with songs detailing emotions within the speaker.

Another unique quality of the band is the fusion of ostensibly gloomy lyrics with bouncy, upbeat melodies and hooks. On Aldhils Arboretum, for example, the lyrics for tracks like Doing Nothing and Old People in the Cemetery focus on apathy, loneliness or death while being contrasted with cheerful instrumentation. Another example of this tendency is shown in their choice of covers; for example, Yoko Onos I Felt Like Smashing my Head Through a Clear Glass Window from The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbits Flower.

True to the style of most Elephant 6 recording artists, of Montreals members have been in a variety of side projects and other bands:
The band itself has performed as the backing band for Marshmallow Coast on record and on tour.

My First Keyboard was the pseudonym used by Dottie Alexander to release the song The You I Created on the Kindercore singles club. of Montreal acted as her backing band.

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Yo La Tengo

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

FRIDAY, MAY 3RD, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents

Yo La Tengo

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

SOLD OUT

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Yo La Tengo(YLT), is an Americanindie rockband formed inHoboken, New Jerseyin 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted ofIra Kaplan(guitars, piano, vocals),Georgia Hubley(drums, piano, vocals), andJames McNew(bass, vocals).

Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential critics band" and maintains a strong cult following.The band is renowned for its encyclopedic repertoire ofcover songsboth in live performance and on record.

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A Place To Bury Strangers

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents

A Place To Bury Strangers, with METZ, Odonis Odonis, Low Times

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

$15//FREE forAustin Pysch Festweekend pass holders.

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A Place to Bury Strangersis a New Yorknoise rockband composed ofOliver Ackermann(guitar/vocals), Dion Lunadon (bass guitar) and Robi Gonzalez (drums). The band plays a heavy, atmosphericwall of sound-influenced blend of psychedelic rock, shoegaze and space rock. The band is commonly known by the initials APTBS.

METZ(Alex Edkins, Hayden Menzies and Chris Slorach)play like one brutally heavy instrument with three heads, slashing heavy-gauge strings, bending guitar and bass necks in weird unison, along with what is probably the loudest drumming youve ever heard. Its a return to everything thats good about loud, ecstatic live music; a frantic nod to Nation of Ulysses, Shellac, The Pixies, The Jesus Lizard, and Public Image Ltd. at their most vicious, while still carving out some heavy new business. They play the instruments, the amps, and the room.

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Youth Lagoon

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents

Youth Lagoon, with Majical Cloudz

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

$15 ADV// $18 DOS

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Trevor Powers, whose stage name is Youth Lagoon, began writing his debut albumThe Year of Hibernationin 2010. Based around the idea of psychological dysphoria, Powers tried to document the trailsof his mind through songs of minimalism and hypnotic ambiance. Powers later described his writing process as "my mind communicating with me, not the other way around...it can take me to scary places but Ive realized those bizarre thoughts I have dont define me." After signing with Mississippi-based label Fat Possum Records in 2011, he toued much of the following year before going back into solitude to write.

Wondrous Bughouse, Powers sophomore album (due March 5 worldwide via Fat Possum), was spawned from what he describes as "becoming more fascinated with the human psyche and where the spiritual meets the physical world." During the time he wrote, Powers became intrigued with the metaphysical universe and blending those ideas with pop music.

"Youth Lagoon is something so personal to me because writing music is how I sort my thoughts, as well as where I transfer my fears," explains Powers.

"My mental state is usually pretty sporadic...a lot of this record was influenced by a fear of mortality but embracing it at the same time. Realizing that human life is only great because it is temporary. Experimenting with ideas about dimensions. Im not a gifted speaker, so explaining things is difficult for me. But music always makes sense."

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Bob Mould

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Bob Mould, with Ringo Deathstar

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

$17 ADV// $20 DOS

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Mould, known from the incredibly influential band Husker Du, returned to solo recording, releasingself-titled albumin 1996 (which is often referred to asbecause of the cover photo) forRykodisc. The album consisted primarily of four-track home demos, with no live drums. The album peaked at number 101 on the200 chart, and number 1 on the Heatseekers chart.

In 1998, Mould releasedThe Last Dog and Pony Show, his final album on Rykodisc (who had released all of the Sugar albums in the U.S.). The album was named as such because Mould decided that the tour that followed would be his "last electric band tour."

After the tour, Mould took a break from the music world to get involved with another passion of his,professional wrestling, when he joinedas a scriptwriter in 1999 for a brief period.Creative differences with some of the other writers led to Moulds leaving the company and returning to music. Theliner notesfor the 2002 albumthank some of the wrestlers he associated with, most notablyKevin NashKevin Sullivan.

During a stint living inNew York Cityin the late-1990s, as he more fully embraced his identity as a gay man, Moulds tastes took a detour intodance musicelectronica. Those influences were clear on his 2002 releaseModulate, which featured a strong electronica influence to mixed critical reviews and poor fan reaction.One song, "The Receipt," was fairly straightforward, according toCity Pages: it "can be taken as a barely veiled attack on Moulds old Husker D-mate Grant Hart."(In fact, another song on the album ["Trade"] had been written and performed live during his Hsker D days.) In further pursuit of this sound, Mould also began recording under theLoudBomb (anof his name), releasing one CD ("Long Playing Grooves") so far under this name.

His next solo album,Body of Song, had been originally scheduled to closely follow the release of 2002Modulate. Instead, Mould worked on the album for the next three years, resulting in a 2005 release. By this time, he had changed his mind on touring with a band, and announced his first band tour since 1998. The tour lineup included bassistJason NarducyVerbow), drummerBrendan CantyFugazi), and Moulds Blowoff collaborator, Morel, on keyboards.

In addition to his solo work, Mould also worked as a livein collaboration withWashington DC-area dance music artistRichard Morel, under the collective banner Blowoff. They frequently staged at the9:30 Clubin Washington, D.C. A Blowoff CD was released in September 2006, consisting of songs recorded together by the two. Mould has also done remixes for a variety of dance and alternative rock artists, including a remix of thesong "Length of Love."

District Linewas released February 5, 2008. A little over a year later, on April 7, 2009, Mould released his next album entitledLife and Timesin the midst researching his life for an autobiography.

Mould ultimately wrote that memoir withMichael Azerrad, the author ofOur Band Could Be Your LifeCome as You Are: The Story of Nirvana.The book,See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody, was released in June 2011.

On August 6, 2012, Mould released the first single from his first album onMerge Records,Silver Ageon September 4, 2012.It peaked at #52 on the Billboard 200 album chart, #12 on the Alternative Albums chart, and #3 on the Tastemaker Albums chart.

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Bleached

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:46:00 -0700

FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Bleached, with Hunters, and Fleshlights

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

$10 ADV// $12 DOS

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Jennifer and Jessica Clavin make up the Los Angeles band, Bleached. Their songsblend a mix of freewheeling 77 punk with vintage sunny Southern California melodic rock and roll; creating blindingly bright hooks and dark heartfelt lyrics about love, loss, and the crazy fun moments in between.

Raised up deep in the San Fernando Valley, their suburban isolation nurtured the girls creativity, as they started making their own music at a young age. Sneaking into punk shows over the hill in Hollywood, they grew up to become teenaged underground staples at all-ages Downtown DIY venue, The Smell. "Me and Jen were punk kids who werent taught how to play instruments," says Jessie. We taught ourselves how to play, out in the garage." Eventually signing to Kill Rock Stars and Post Present Medium, their all-girl punk band Mika Miko drew international acclaim, landing slots on tours with No Age, Black Lips, and The Gossip.

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Widowspeak

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Widowspeak

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

$10 DOS

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Widowspeakis an Americanindie rockband fromNew York City. They are currently signed toCaptured Tracks. The band consists of guitarist and vocalist Molly Hamilton and guitarist Robert Earl Thomas.The band formed in Brooklyn in 2010 byTacoma, Washingtonnatives Molly Hamilton and her friend Michael Stasiak, who have known each other since they were teenagers.The pair met with guitarist Robert Earl Thomas and began practicing together. The band released their debut album,in August 2011 to critical acclaim. The single "Harsh Realm" was featured in an episode of the television seriesAmerican Horror Story. In 2012, the band recruited bassist Pamela Garabano-Coolbaugh for their subsequent tours.

After touring extensively for the first album, Stasiak and Garabano-Coolbaugh left the band. At the beginning of 2012, Widowspeak began to work on their second full length album,was recorded by producer Kevin McMahon, who has also produced for Swans and Real Estate. The recording sessions took place in a century-old barn in the Hudson River Valley late in the summer of 2012.Almanacwas released January 22, 2013.In March 2013, Widowspeak was named one of Fuse TVs 30 must-see artists atSXSW

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William Beckett (of Academy Is)

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

William Beckett w/ Jillette Johnson

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

$12 ADV// $14 DOS

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William Beckett is best known for his work with the now-defunct Chicago based bandThe Academy Is...(TAI), who were signed toAtlantic Records/Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance Records. While still in high school in 2002, Beckett andMike Cardencame together from rival bands into formThe Academy Is....In addition to founding the band, Beckett and Carden are credited as the primary songwriters.

In 2007, Alex Davies from thedescribed Beckett as a mix ofAdam LazzaraPrince, labeling him "utterly captivating"

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Slow Magic

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:22:00 -0700

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Slow Magic w/ Corduroi

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

$8 ADV// $10 DOS

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Not gonna lie, there is literally no info on this dude. All we know is that he killed the inside stage during Southie. He describes his music as "music by your imaginary friend."

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Benoit Pioulard

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:09:00 -0700

TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Benoit Pioulard w/ Silent Land Time Machine

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

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Benot Pioulard (Thomas Meluch)is anwriter, andphotographer. Meluch began documenting field recordings and his own lo-fi compositions on dictaphones, discarded stereos and four-track machines in the mid 1990s, later focusing on highly limitedreleases of his experimental,folk-influenced songs for friends and family.

His first recordings as Benot Pioulard appeared on theRandom Number...Colors Startcompilation released by theAnn Arbor-basedlabel in 2004. After 2005EngeEP Meluch was signed toimprint, for whom he recorded the albums(2008), and(2010).

In 2010 Meluch formedwith minimalist composerRafael Anton Irisarri. The duos self-titled debut was released in April 2012 on GermanyMorr Musicimprint.

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Delorean, Empress Of, Kirin J Callinan, and MORE (Presented by True Panther/ Terrible Records SXSW Music)

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:31:00 -0700

FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH 2013

Official SXSW showcase. Badges and wristbands prefered!

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FRIGHTENED RABBIT, BATHS, THE THERMALS, METZ, AND MORE (PRESENTED BY AV CLUB AND FLOWER BOOKING)

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:55:00 -0700

Free, all ages, and open to the public; no SXSW badge or wristband required!

Outside Stage

5 Frightened Rabbit

4 Baths

3 Thermals

2 Metz

1 Paws

12 Balmorhea

Inside Stage

515 Telekinesis

415 The Coup

315 Fear of Men

215 Houses

115 Wild Bell

1215 Valleys

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TRASH TALK, CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING, MERCHANDISE, AND MORE (PRESENTED BY GROUND CONTROL TOURING SXSW MUSIC)

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

House of Vans x Ground Control SXSW Showcase

Badges & wristbands are ALWAYS given preference for entry.

All entry is subject to available venue capacity

OUTSIDE:

1:15 am - Trash Talk

12:15 am - Chelsea Light Moving

11:15 pm -Merchandise

10:15 pm -Dawes

9:15 pm - Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons

8:15 pm - Jonny Fritz

INSIDE:

1:00 am - DIIV

12:00 am - Parquet Courts

11:00 pm - Ducktails

10:00pm - Widowspeak

9:00 pm - Spider Bags

8:00 pm - Lemuria

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Local Natives, Cold War Kids, SKATERS, and MORE (Presented by Paradigm SXSW Music)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:02:00 -0700

Badges & wristbands are always given preference for entry.

All entry is subject to available venue capacity

OUTSIDE:

8pm Wake Owl

9pm Pacific Air

10pm Solid Gold

11pm SKATERS

12 am Cold War Kids

1am Local Natives

INSIDE:

8pm Naia Kete

9pm TBD

10pm Cheatahs

11pm The Drum

12am Supreme Cuts

1am Marijuana Death Squads

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IAMSOUND and MFG Present x House of Vans Day Party

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:13:00 -0700

No SXSW badge or wristband required

RSVP Here:http://www.productionclub.net/sxsw/

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House of Vans Presents: Ghostface Killer, The Specials, Iggy and the Stooges, Japandroids and More

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0700

THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH 2O13

House of Vans Presents:

Ghostface Killah, The Specials, Iggy and the Stooges, Japandroids and More

Doors @ 7pm

SXSW badges & wristbands ONLY

All entry is subject to available venue capacity

All Ages

OUTSIDE:

Japandroids 7:30

Iggy and the Stooges 8:40

Middle Class Rut

The Specials

Sky Ferreria

Ghostface Killah

INSIDE:

8:00 Anticon DJS

8:40 D33J

9:35 Kenny Dennis

10:20 Daedelus

11:20 Young Feathers

12:15 WHY?

1:10 Baths

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Pitchfork Presents: Show No Mercy

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH 2013

Pitchfork Presents:

Show No Mercy

Free, all ages, and open to the public; no SXSW badge or wristband required!

Doors @ 12pm

Outside:

5:00 p.m. Skeletonwitch

4:15 p.m. Trash Talk

3:15 p.m. Pallbearer

2:15 p.m. Royal Thunder

1:15 p.m. Mutilation Rites

12:30 p.m. Encrust

Inside:

4:45 p.m. Power Trip

4:00 p.m. Wet Lungs

3:00 p.m. Pinkish Black

2:00 p.m. Vattnet Viskar

1:00 p.m. Inter Arma

12:00 p.m. Batillus

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Queue App Party

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH 2013

Ground Ctrl Presents:

Queue App Party

FREE, All Ages

Welcome to the world of Queue, the first ever networked ticketing platform for talent buyers, event producers, and fans.

Free, all ages, and open to the public; no SXSW badge or wristband required!

OUTSIDE:

Natural Child5pm

Delorean 4pm

Chelsea Light Moving 3pm

Beach Fossils 2pm

Lemuria 1pm

INSIDE:

grape st 4:30

supreme cuts 3:30

Moon King 2:30

Fallulah 1:30

royal forest 12:30

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The Barbarian Group & Vimeo Present: No Way Back

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

MONDAY, MARCH 12TH 2013

The Barbarian Group & Vimeo Present:

No Way Back

Doors @ 6pm, Show @ 7pm

FREE (preference given to SXSWi badge holders)

For the first time ever, The Barbarian Group & Vimeo are partnering up to bring you the most epic throwdown of SXSW Interactive: No Way Back.

On Monday 3/11, well be connecting two of Austins finest venues, The Mohawk + Club DeVille, giving you seamless access to (3) stages featuring no less than (15) illustrious band performances, sublime DJ sets + mind melting visuals provided by some of the worlds leading interactive artists.

And were not messing around with the lineup. Check the insanity:

MOHAWK OUTSIDE STAGE:

Divine Fits 11pm
Surfer Blood 10pm
Murder By Death 9pm
Poolside 8pm
Keys n Krates 7pm
+ Ulovei (house DJ)

CLUB DEVILLE STAGE:

Neon Indian DJ set 11pm
The Juan MacLean DJ set 10pm
Rory Phillips DJ set 9pm
RAC DJ set 8pm
Orthy DJ set 7pm

MOHAWK INSIDE STAGE:

Vacationer 12:30am
Marmalakes 11:30pm
Frank Smith 10:30pm
Hundred Visions 9:30pm

Visuals provided by Volvox + Incredible Machines

Doors at 6pm. NO RSVP NEEDED. *ENTRY IS FREE* but based on capacity, so get there early!

Plug into the #NoWayBack audio goodness over on Spotify:http://tinyurl.com/azfkkqe

And check all of the artists videos on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/channels/NoWayBack

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Pop! In & Party With PayPal

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Pop! In and join us for a slammin SXSW party withPayPal. On Saturday, March 9thll be hosting a Superhero surprise; along with exclusive live performances from Man Man and other local favorites you wont forget.

Pop! In Performances include:

OUTSIDE:

Man Man

The Octopus Project

INSIDE:

Belaire

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Tumblr Presents: FUCK YEAH!!!

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

MONDAY, MARCH 10TH 2013

Tumblr Presents:

FUCK YEAH!!!

Doors @ 8pm, Show @ 9pm

FREE (SXSWi badge holders get preference)

Tumblr presents: FUCK YEAH!!!, an interactive extravaganza with live music, GIF booth presented byThe Daily Dot, and Tumblr arcade curated byKill Screen.

Outside Stage:

portugal the man (11-12)

cloud nothings (10-10:40)

ume (9-9:40)

Inside Stage:

anamanaguchi (12:10-1)

jerome lol (11-12)

orthy (10:10-10:50)

friendly ghost music (8:30-10)

Free, all ages, and open to the public; SXSW Interactive badge has preference.

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Pinback

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:34:00 -0800

FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Pinback w/ JP Inc.

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

$15 ADV// $18 DOS

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Pinbackis anindie rockband fromSan Diego,California, currently signed toTemporary Residence Ltd.The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalistsArmistead Burwell Smith IVRob Crow. Tom Zinser,Chris Prescott, andMario Rubalcabahave all contributed drums to the bands albums. Aside from Smith and Crow, the current line-up of the live band features Prescott on drums. Past members of the Pinback live band are: Erik Hoversten, Braden Diotte, Terrin Durfey, Ryan Bromley, Cameron Jones, Kenseth Thibideau, Brent Asbury, Tom Zinser, Gabriel Voiles, Dmitri Dziensuwski, Donny Van Zandt, and Thatcher Orbitashi.

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The bands moniker is a reference to a character in the 1974 filmDark Star(played byDan OBannon, who also co-wrote the film), directed byJohn Carpenter. Audio samples from this film are used frequently in the bands early works.

Pinbacks fourth full-length albumAutumn of the Seraphswas released on September 11, 2007.The band also recently released a collection of rarities, entitledNautical Antiques. They appeared live in a nationally broadcast interview and played a couple of songs on NPRTalk of the Nationon October 8, 2007. The program is available for download via NPRs website.

On April 1, 2009, it was announced that Pinback was working on a new album that would be released byTemporary Residence Ltd.

Pinbacks most recent release is the second EP in the "Information Retrieved" Series, titledInformation Retrieved Pt. B; it was released onBlack Friday, 2011, and contained two new tracks.

Pinbacks fifth studio albumInformation Retrievedwas released October 16, 2012.On August 15, 2012, Pinback released the song "Proceed to Memory" fromInformation Retrievedfree to play throughRollingStone.com.

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STRFKR

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:00:00 -0800

FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Starfucker w/ Blackbird Blackbird

Doors @ 7PM // Show @ 8PM.

SOLD OUT!!!

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Starfucker(Sometimes stylized asSTRFKR), briefly known as PYRAMID and Pyramidd,is anband fromPortland, Oregonformed in 2007, initially started as a solo project for Joshua Hodges.

Members include Joshua Hodges (Waffles Wafuu), (vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums), Shawn Glassford (bass, keyboards, drums), Keil Corcoran (drums, keyboards, vocals) and Patrick Morris, formerly of(guitar keyboard, vocals). Hodges describes the goal of the bands music as "dance music that you can actually listen to, thats good pop songs, but also you can dance to it."

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Efterklang

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:12:00 -0800

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Efterklang w/ Nightlands, My Empty Phantom

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

$12

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Efterklangis anindie rockgroup fromCopenhagen, Denmark, formed in December 2000. The band has recorded three studio albums in the 2000s and are currently signed to thelabel, as well as their own record label Rumraket.

The namecomes from theword for "remembrance" or "reverberation." Formed inCopenhagen, its three core members are Casper Clausen, Mads Brauer and Rasmus Stolberg.The original lineup also included Rune Mlgaard, but he has taken a more secluded role since 2007.Drummer Thomas Husmer left the band 2011.When performing live, the core three-piece band is complemented with the addition of live band members.

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Lonely Life After Party: ((Sounder)), Gal Pals, Troller, DJ sets by Bonny Prince Billy

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:00:00 -0800

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Lonely Life After Party: Gal Pals w/ ((Sounder)), Troller, and DJ sets by Bonny Prince Billy

Doors @ 9PM

$6 // $8 MINORS (Free with wristband from "The Lonely Life" film premiere)

The Lonely Life is a short film written and directed by Mike Aho. A low-fi Sci-fi psychedelic journey of a man trying to understand his past, it features Will Oldham as the protagonist and animations from renowned artists Travis Millard, Mel Kadel, Jeremy Fish, Michael Sieben and Okay Mountain Collective.

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AUSTIN FACIAL HAIR CLUB PRESENTS: COME AND SHAVE IT NO. 7

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:00:00 -0800

Austin Facial Hair Club Presents:

COME AND SHAVE IT NO. 7

Prejudging @ 2 pm, Doors @ 7 pm.

Spectators: $13// Competitors: $18

This is it! The big event! Come and Shave It No. 7! Hosted by Matt Bearden.

This is the beard competition that puts all the other beard competitions to shame. There have even been lawsuits against us because of how awesome our competition is. But we wont let that stop us, cause we are here to grow beards and party! Get your ticketshere. Competitors MUST register before hand and show up at the Mohawk at 2PM for pre-judging.

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:00:00 -0800

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Unknown Mortal Orchestra w/ Foxygen, Wampire

Doors @ 6:30PM

$11 ADV // $13 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Unknown Mortal Orchestrais anNew Zealandrock band composed of singer, guitarist and songwriter Ruban Nielson, bassist Jake Portrait and drummer Riley Geare. The band was started by Nielson (formerly ofThe Mint Chicks).

The bands debutself-titled albumwas released June 21, 2011 onFat Possum Records. The album quickly received critical acclaim.gave the album an 8.1, describing that with "an expert use of space rare for such a lo-fi record, UMO manages a unique immersive and psychedelic quality without relying on the usual array of bong-ripping effects."

In the spring of 2012, the band won theTaite Music Prizefor the album.Although the nominated Unknown Mortal Orchestra did not win Best Alternative Album, Ruban took home the title of Best Male Artist at the 47th annual VodafoneNew Zealand Music Awards.

In September 2012, Unknown Mortal Orchestra announced that they had signed toand were working on their second full-length album. Unknown Mortal Orchestras sophomore album is titledand was released on February 5, 2013.The first single from the forthcoming album, entitled "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)", was first available as a 7" on their tour withGrizzly Bear.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra has scheduled a 2013 world tour for their forthcoming album. The tour started off in Australia, and hometown shows in New Zealand, followed with several stops in Europe, and the band are currently in North America after six weeks of shows withFoxygen.

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Lucero

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:46:00 -0800

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Lucero w/ The J. Charles and The Trainrobbers, Cartright

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

$8 ADV // $14 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Luceros sound has been described as a "synthesis of soul, rock, and country [that] is distinctly Memphisian."The band had their start in Memphis, TN and played for the first time in early 1998. Since 2001, they have played between 150 and 200 shows a year across the United States andand have been called "one of the hardest working bands of the last 10 yearson tour significantly more days than they are not."Lucero has released eight full length albums.

The members of Lucero are Roy Berry (drums), John C. Stubblefield (bass), Brian Venable (guitar), andBen Nichols(guitar and vocals),Rick Steff(piano, organ, accordion), and Todd Beene (pedal steel). Todd Gill substituted for Brian Venable from 2003 to 2004. The band also experimented with guitarist Steve Selvidge in the early months of 2003.

In late 2008 the band announced they had signed a four album deal withUniversal Music Group,though the relationship with Universal was short-lived.1372 Overton Park was released October 6, 2009 by Universal Music Groupand was the first Lucero album to feature a horn section.

Luceros latest album, Women & Work, was released on March 13, 2012 by ATO Records. This new album integrates more of the horn section as well as the pedal steel guitar, keyboards and a gospel chorus.

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Rakim

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 08:00:00 -0800

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Rakim w/ DJ Chorizo Funk, Tee Double, Phranchyze, DaShade Moonbeam - Hosted by Zeale

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

$17

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

If you dont know Rakim, you dont know hip hop. Rakim, is onehalf of golden age hip hopduo Eric B. & Rakim, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled MCof all time. To put it short, dudes skills are nice.

Eric B. & Rakims classic album "Paid In Full"was named the greatest hip hopalbum of all time by MTVin 2006,while Rakim himself was ranked #4 on MTVs list of the Greatest MCs of All Time.Steve Huey of Allmusicstated that "Rakim is near-universally acknowledged as one of the greatest MCs -- perhapsgreatest -- of all time within the hip-hop community.The editors of About.comranked him #1 on their list of the Top50 MCs of Our Time (1987Eric B. & Rakim, who in 2011 were nominated for induction into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame.In 2012,The Sourceranked him #1 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.

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Local H

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:00:00 -0800

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Local H w/ Watch Out For Rockets

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

$11 ADV // $13 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Very few bands are lucky enough to have the kind of loyal fans that Local H does. With all the years they have dedicated to the game, they deserve it. They have had "all request" tours, live shows that they auctioned off on ebay, and can play any one of their records at the drop of a hat.

Local Horiginally formed by Joe Daniels and Scott Lucas in 1990 in Zion, Illinois. The members all met in high school 1988 and went on to form Local H two years after which included Matt Garcia on bass guitar. Local H signed a record contract with Island Records in 1994 and released a total of three albums under Island Records.

This show is part of their preparation to release their new album, and is going to be a very intimate. Get your tickets now, and get there early.

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MIce Parade

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:00:00 -0800

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Mice Parade w/ Dan Lippel

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

$8 ADV // $10 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Mice Paradeis an Americanband fromNew York City, led by the percussionist Adam Pierce.Mice Parade's albums were all initially released on Pierce's record label, Bubble Core Records andFat Cat Records. "Mice Parade" is anof Pierce's name.

Current band members are Adam Pierce, Doug Scharin (HiM), Dylan Cristy (The Dylan Group), Rob Laakso,Caroline Lufkin,Dan Lippel, Josh Mckay (Macha), and Gunnar rn Tynes (mm).

Their most recent album,Candela, was released on January 29, 2013.noted that it "presented Pierce's eclectic, often globe-trotting influences in some of his most accessible songs yet."

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Centro-matic

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:25:00 -0800

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY1ST, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Centro-matic w/ Frank Smith and Moonlight Towers

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

Cover: $13 advance ($15 day of show).

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Centro-maticis an alternative countrybandbased inDenton, Texas. It started in 1995 as a side-project forWill Johnson. It released a few singles that year and grew into a full-fledged group in 1997.The initial 60 songs recorded in aMillstadt, Illinoisstudio supplied the material for the quieter, more emotionalIdol Recordsand the louder, lo-fiThe Static vs. the Strings, Vol. 1on Quality Park Records.

Throughout his career, Johnson has had a reputation for being prolific and dynamic. So much so, that he built an entirely separate band, the much quieter side-project,South San Gabriel, named after the San Gabriel river fork north ofAustin, Texas. The group consists of the same players from Centro-matic with the inclusion of guests, but focuses on more introspective and subdued offerings from Johnson's repertoire. Will has alternated between the two projects, while also releasing solo albums. Centro-matic releasedDistance and Climeon Idol in 2001 and "Love You Just the Same" onMisrain 2003. South San Gabriel releasedWelcome, ConvalescenseThe Carlton Chroniclesin 2003 and 2005, respectively. Johnson's solo albums,Murder of TidesVultures Await, appeared in 2002 and 2004. Centro-matic followed upLove You Just the SameFort Recoveryin March 2006. The two-disc setDual Hawkswas released in 2008, with one disc featuring the songs of Centro-matic and the other featuring South San Gabriel.

Johnson was recently introduced as an "official member" of the bandMonsters of Folk,also consisting ofConor Oberst,Jim James, andM. Ward, on an episode ofAustin City Limitsthe group performed on. On the taping, and on tour, Johnson serves as the band's drummer, provides backup vocals, as well as performing some material of his own.

Centro-matic has played the hawk a few times, and he always has a way of shrinking the outside stage into the most intimate of venues. Protip: a ticket to Centro-matic also give you admission to the Onuinu.

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Mike and the Moonpies Video Release Happy Hour

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:00:00 -0800

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2013.

Mohawk Presents:

Mike and the Moonpies

Doors @ 5 // Show @ 6PM // Video premiere at 7pm

FREE

The Moonpies have been bros of ours since the beginning. Our resident happy hour honky tonk specialists have been playing and drinking here since we got started, and it has been great to see how things have worked out for them.

Mike and the Moonpies are a five-piece honky tonk act that serves up music that ranges from Outlaw Country to dancehall anthems. The Moonpies have generated a substantial following in Austin, Texas with their Thursday night residency at The White Horse and recent every-other-Wednesday performances at The Broken Spoke. The band is planning Midwest and Northeastern tours in support of their current album following their run as an official act at SXSW 2013. With a fanbase that's growing like wildfire, the strength of The Hard Way album and it's current single , and a recent official sponsorship from Lone Star Beer, these country rebels are on their way.

The event will kick off with beer and cocktail happy hour specials, including the return of 'The Moonpie' special, and free band stickers (while they last) beginning at 5PM. At 6PM, the band will take the stage to perform original songs, including many from their current album The Hard Way. 7PM will begin the first public screening of the new video, including a behind-the-scenes photo slideshow. Mike and the Moonpies will then take the stage again, followed by a final screening of the video at 8PM to close out the event.

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Geographer

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:00:00 -0800

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Geographer w/ On and On, and Letting Up Despite Great Faults

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

$8 Advance, $10 Day of show

Some times you book shows, and hope people will like something as much as your do. The response to this band has been rad. So rad, that we had to move it outside. On a weekend, where they are on the following day Ty Segall, Geographer is going to be like the peach cobbler after the brisket.

Geographer formed in 2008 and consists of Michael Deni (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Nathan Blaz (cello, synthesizers) and Brian Ostreicher (drums, vocals).They have described their sound as being "soulful music from outer space" using analog, electronic and acoustic elements to craft dense layers and unique sound textures.

The band have released 2 full-length albums (Innocent Ghostsin 2008 andin 2012), one EP (Animal Shapesin 2010) and a 7" single (Kitesin 2009)

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Ty Segall

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:00:00 -0800

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Ty Segall w/ Ex-Cults, OBN lll's, DJ Richard Henry

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

Cover: $12.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

You may ask yourself, "Self, what would it sound like if you mixed The Stooges with Hawkwind?" The answer is Ty Segall's new album "Twins".We have been lucky enough to see Ty several times, and it always has the raditude turned up to 11. This is definitely one that cannot be missed.

Segall began his recording career as a part-time musician in variousundergroundbands inOrange Countyand theSan Francisco Bay Area, before beginning a solo career in 2008.

Segall's first solo release was thecassetteHorn The Unicornreleased on the Wizard Mountain label (later re-released by HBSP-2X onvinyl record). Around the same time Wizard Mountain also released a split cassette featuring Segall and the band Superstitions entitledHalfnonagon.

Segall's next album entitledTy Segallwas released on Castle Face Records in 2008. The album was followed by a string of limited 7" singles and a split LP with the bandBlack Time. In 2009,was released byGoner Recordsto positive reviews.This release was followed by another string of successful and limited 7" singles and the LPReverse Shark Attackan album with longtime collaboratorMikal Cronin. 2012 saw the release of three full-length albums:Hair, with White Fence, released in April,Slaughterhouse, recorded with his touring band and released June 26,as well as one solo album,Twins, released on October 9th.

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Purity Ring SOLD OUT

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0800

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

Purity Ring w/ Young Magic

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

SOLD OUT!!!!

Purity Ringare a Canadianelectronic musicduo fromMontreal, formed in 2010.The band consists of Megan James (vocals) and Corin Roddick (instrumentals).

Megan James and Corin Roddick, ages 24 and 21 respectively,formed Purity Ring in 2010.Both grew up inEdmonton,Alberta. James played piano and Roddick played drums prior to the band's inception, but neither now plays them as a primary instrument for Purity Ring. During live shows, Roddick uses a custom-built, tree-shaped instrument to drive both live sound and lighting.Additionally, during live appearances both wear clothes custom designed and sewn by James.James uses written work which she originally did not intend to release to the public for many of the band's lyrics.

The duo were originally two of several members of the band Born Gold (previously called Gobble Gobble).While on tour with Gobble Gobble, Roddick began experimenting with electronic production and beat-making. James was asked to sing on a track called "Ungirthed", thus forming Purity Ring.The song was released in January 2011.

On April 3, 2012, it was announced that Purity Ring were signed by media company4ADworldwide andLast Gang Recordsin Canada.Later the same month the band announced their debut album,Shrines, subsequently released on July 24, 2012; they also debuted the first single from the album titled "Obedear".On June 20, 2012, Purity Ring released another single from the album titled "Fineshrine"

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THE ENGLISH BEAT

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:50:00 -0800

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2013.

Transmission Events Presents:

The English Beat

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

Cover: $20.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

The English Beatare a 2 Tone ska-revival band founded inBirmingham,Englandin 1978.Their songs fuse ska,pop,soul,reggae punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics.

The Beat, consisting ofDave Wakeling(vocals, guitar),Ranking Roger Andy Cox David Steele(bass),Everett Morton(drums), andSaxa(saxophone), released three studio albums in the early 1980s:I Just Can't Stop It Wha'ppen?(1981) andSpecial Beat Service(1982), and a string of singles, including "Mirror in the Bathroom", "Too Nice To Talk To", "Can't Get Used To Losing You", "Hands off She's Mine" and "All Out To Get You".

The Beat were formed inBirmingham,England, in1978, during a periodof highunemploymentand social upheaval in the United Kingdom.Ranking Roger, one of the band's vocalists, added a Jamaican vocal flavour to the band's sound with histoastingstyle. Jamaicansaxophonist Saxaadded a Jamaican ska instrumental sound. Saxa had played saxophone withPrince Buster,Laurel Aitken, andDesmond Dekkerin the first wave of ska (as well as withThe Beatlesin theirLiverpooldays). He joined The Beat to record their first single, "Tears of a Clown,"cover versionof theMotownhit bySmokey Robinson and the Miracles.

Notable singles from the first album included "Can't Get Used to Losing You," "Mirror In the Bathroom," "Hands Off She's Mine" and "Best Friend." The second Beat album,was supported by extensive touring, including aUStour withThe Pretenders Talking Heads. The album yielded moreUKhits, with "All Out to Get You" and "Too Nice To Talk To," both of which broke into theTop 40of theUK Singles Chart. The Beat received support from modern rock radio stations such asKROQ-FM Los Angelesand KYYX inSeattle.

Although The Beat's main fan base was in theUnited Kingdom, the band was also popular inAustralia, partly due to exposure on the radio stationTriple Jand the TV showCountdown. The Beat had a sizable following inNorth America, where the band was known asThe English Beatfor legal reasons (to avoid confusion with the American bandThe Beat).The Beat toured the world with well-known artists such asDavid Bowie,The Clash,The Police, The Pretenders,R.E.M.,The Specialsand Talking Heads. Members of the band often collaborated on stage with The Specials.

On the for real tip, "Save It For Later" is one of our favorite songs of all time. We are super pumped for this. DO NOT MISS THIS.

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Free Week

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0800

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2ND, 2013-JANUARY 12TH 2013

Transmission Events Presents:

FREE WEEK

Cover: FREE!!!

I hope you used New Years Day to rest up, cuz you got 11 days of shows ahead of you. Free week is back, son!!! ------->>>

In existance for almost a decade, Free Week was created to show some love to the locals, and help the venues through the slow season. It has now evolved into 11 days of raditude, running from venue to venue, and calling into work sick the next day. I hope your boss understands, this is the biggest dopest year yet. Stock up on vitamin c and energy drinks cuz it's gonna get real.

http://transmissionevents.com/freeweek

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NYE with Neon Indian

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:10:00 -0800

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31ST, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Neon Indian + Silent Diane + SURVIVE

Doors @ 8PM

SOLD OUT!!!

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Hailing fromDenton, Texas,Neon Indian is the brainchild ofAlan Palomo.The band's debut,Psychic Chasms, has received alot of love, including the designation of Best New Music and 14th best album of 2009 byPitchfork Media.Rolling Stone Magazine called Neon Indian one of the hottest new bands of 2010.

On October 13, 2009, Palomo released his debut LPPsychic Chasmson Lefse Records. Pitchforklisted two tracks fromPsychic Chasmsin their list of The Top 100 Tracks of 2009.Ranked "Psychic Chasms" 14th on its Top 50 Albums of 2009 staff list."Should Have Taken Acid With You" was listed as the year's 74th top track and "Deadbeat Summer" (using a sample of Izzat Love? byTodd Rundgren) came in at number 13.The Hype MachinePsychic Chasmsas the 47th best album of 2009.Spin Magazinepraised the album for its "dreamy collage of samples and synth tones."Psychic Chasmswas released in the UK on Palomo's Static Tongues label on September 20, 2010. It includes all original tracks from the US version, plus "Sleep Paralysist" and several remixes to originalPsychic Chasmssongs.

Recorded induring the winter of 2010,Era Extra(a Spanish language title, literally "Strange Era" or "She Was Strange," depending on the context) was released September 13, 2011 on Palomo's Static Tongues imprint.Soon after the new album's release, Palomo will commence a US tour with bandsPurity RingCom Truise.On April 20, 2011, Palomo released a clip from his new album entitled Heart: Attack, which featured shots of Palomo inwhile a new song titled Heart: Release played in the background. It was said to be the first of a three-part instrumental piece which will be featured on the upcoming album.The album was available as a full stream onNPR's "First Listen" project.It was announced that they had recorded a few tracks recently withEmma Buntonfor a possible upcoming Release in 2013. It was undefined whether it would be a part of her Fourth Album or one of their Projects.

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"BEAR TO LIVE!" WED. HH EVENT

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:00:00 -0800

HAPPY HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

5-9PM.

FEATURING:

Motorcycles Unite and park them inside Mohawk! Free pool, darts, and ping pong. Captain Jim will be playing Classic Rock, Psych, and METAL. Weekly Whiskey Promotions for Riders.
$1 High Life
$2 Domestics
$2 Wells

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"RIGHT ON!" FRIDAY HH

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:35:00 -0800

HAPPY HOURS ON FRIDAY.

5-9PM.

FEATURING:

Funk * Soul * Break * Groove with Captain Jim & DJ Scotty *
Special guests TBA.
$1 High Life
$2 Domestics
$2 Wells

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CELEBRATE @ MOHAWK.

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:45:00 -0800

DECEMBER - FEBRUARY 2012.

We love throwing huge shows & having Ice Cube, Yelle or Bad Brains show up & throw down. But we also like to party Old-School - with turntables, a recorder & maybe even mariachis. Book your House Party, Birthday Party, Corporate (whiskey) "Team-Building Exercise," Weddings/Receptions (see our Media link for Wedding Pics) - you name it. We have a crazy big house & we like it to be filled with Party.

Email us at:

patrick@mohawkaustin.com.

events@mohawkaustin.com.

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HAPPY HOURS @ MOHAWK

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:30:00 -0800

MONDAY - FRIDAY, 2012.

MOHAWK has a show every night & a tall Lonie for every Rambler. But we like to pre-game. Come in at 5PM Mon-Fri for Special Events, Ticket Give-Aways, DJ Captain Jim & Mohawk Coctails. Nothing too fancy - like "home-made aromas" or "infused cucumbers." Just Tasty Strong Drinks, Good Tunes & Fellowship, after a long day at the office.

YEAR ROUND BARGAINS:

BEERS:

16oz Heineken + Heineken Light = $4 Any Time.

High Life 12oz Bottles = $1 HH/ $2 Reg.

PBR 12oz = $1HH/ $2 Reg.

Lonie 16oz = $2 HH/ $3 Reg.

DOMESTICS = $2 HH/ $3 REG. + Many More.

FEATURED BEER: Abita Strawberry Lager (seasonal with limited availability). This is Real Louisiana cold beer, infused with real strawberry juice. Tasty as hell, beer with strawberries is like Hall with Oates on a crisp beach morning - especially in this hot ass weather. We think this is what David Hasslehoff keeps in his personal ice chest while on the Baywatch set.

COCTAILS:

// SUMMER DRINKS //

Milagro Anejo & Solerno Blood Orange margaritas - $5 +
Hornitos Plata & fresh watermelon margaritas - $5 +
House-made sangria slush - $4 +
Stoli Strawberri vodka & fresh fruit strawberry lemonade - $5 +
Pucker Raspberry vodka & fresh fruit raspberry lemonade - $5 +
Build Your Own Bloody Mary menu - (prices vary)

// GREAT DEALS @ HH //

Downtown Dean = $5

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BIG FREEDIA

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 08:00:00 -0700

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Big Freedia

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

Cover: $12 ADV// DOS $14.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Big Freedia (pronounced ) is the undisputed Queen Diva of Bounce Music, and performs six or more times a week in various venues throughout her home town of New Orleans.

Bounce Music is an original urban music rising up from the challenging yet fun-loving nature of the New Orleans housing projects which dominate the citys street culture, and Freedia performs a derivative of Bounce reserved for self-proclaimed (a locally used name for biological men with varied and ambiguous sexual identities) that has risen to prominence in recent years and features explicitly gay and cross-dressing musicians and themes. Big Freedia, like other artists, has achieved mainstream success with several New Orleans hit singles such as Gin in My System and Azz Everywhere! from her albums An Ha, Oh Yeah (1999) and Queen Diva (2003). Freedia began her musical career almost 15 years ago at the Walter L. Cohen High School in New Orleans, where she was enlisted as choir director from her Sophomore to Senior years. She sees her performance as a Bounce artist as an extension of this work, often interacting in a call and response/teacher and student fashion with her audiences.

While also running a successful decorating business (for which she has counted the Mayors office as a client), Freedia has begun traveling outside the city regularly with her dancers, The Divas, and live DJ, Rusty Lazer, playing to sold out audiences from the East to the West Coast alongside (or onstage with) artists such as Spank Rock, Ninjasonik, Monique, The Rapture, 7 Seconds, Snoop Dogg and many more. 2011 has been a banner year for the Queen Diva as she's begun to travel to Europe and beyond, headlining shows in Paris (Social Club), Amsterdam (Valtifest), Milan (Nike Stadium) and London. Freedia will perform at Meredith Festival in Australia this December, followed by a 4 city Austalian tour, then returns to the Big Easy to put the finishing touches on her next album which will include collaborations with New Orleans' most prominent rappers and beatmakers alongside the work of unique producers and performers from around the world.

http://bigfreedia.com/bio.php

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OLA PODRIDA

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0700

Led by David Wingo, the band previously resided in Brooklyn, where after the release of their eponymous debut album, they built up a loyal following and twice toured Europe in 2008 culminating in a performance at All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Minehead UK. In 2009, Wingo came back home to Austin, where he put together a new line-up with Colin Swietek on guitar and David McComb on bass (and longtime Ola member Matthew Frank on drums). On 10 November 2009 Western Vinyl released their second album, Belly of Lions.

Rounding out the bill are locals My Golden Calf, and A.D. Blood. This is going to a really great laid back Tuesday night. The doors open up at , first act goes on at 10.

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THE BABIES

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:15:00 -0700

The Babies were born (pun totally intended) in 2008 from a friendship between theVivian Girlsguitarist Cassie Ramone and Kevin Morby from the bandWoods. As the story goes, they met at a Brooklyn house party.

After releasing a handful of 7"s and a freshman effort released by Shrimper, The Babies are back with their new album "Our House On The Hill." Our creative events manager has been jamming this record alot lately. Needless to say, he is pretty pumped for this show.

Filling out the bill are Austin's very ownDeep Time, and Gal Pals.Deep Time(formerly known as Yellow Fever) just released their seft titled album through Sub Pop subsidiary Hardly At.

Doors at 9. Show starts at 10.This one has a good chance of selling out, so show up early with your dancin shoes on.

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ATTENDANCE RECORDS PRESENTS: A HOLIDAY CONCERT

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:45:00 -0700

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2012.

Attendance Records Presents: A Holiday Concert

Growl + Boyfryndz + Shivery Shakes + Sip Sip

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

$5 Suggested Donation.

Holiday jamz, shenanigans & presents.

Activities:
* Attendance Records Merch Booth: t-shirts, sunglasses, cd's, posters, buttons, and the special edition Letters to Stanta Zine
* Arm Wrestling with Santa
* Tacky Sweater Christmas Card Photo Booth
* Decorate Your Own Ornament

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ALL ARE WELCOME

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:15:00 -0700

We do a few things well.

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OF MONTREAL

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:30:00 -0700

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Of Montreal w/ French Horn Rebellion

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

$18 ADV // $20 DOS.

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of Montreal is an indie pop band which formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1997. The band is fronted by Kevin Barnes, who writes, composes, and plays most of the music for his albums.

They were among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company and the group has a style that is typical of many Elephant 6 bands due to their interest in combining musical experimentation with the basic tenets of pop i.e. catchy melodies and sing-along choruses. The bands style has been influenced by conventional indie pop, psychedelic music, vaudeville and music hall on their earlier releases and by afrobeat, funk, krautrock and reggae on their recent releases.

The bands style has been known to change between albums. At first, the band embraced a more simple, quirky, lo-fi indie pop sound, which occasionally bordered on twee pop. The band was created by Kevin Barnes and named after a failed romance with a woman from Montreal, though the story changes in various interviews. Barnes was the only member of the prior to his relocation to Athens, Georgia. There, he met Derek Almstead, later of Circulatory System, M Coast, Elf Power etc., and Bryan Poole, who also performs as The Late B.P. Helium.

Together, they recorded their first album, Cherry Peel, as well as The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbits Flower and The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy.
A number of singles and a re-release of The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbits Flower occurred before the release of the bands third album, The Gay Parade in 1999. With contributions from several members of the Elephant Six collective at the time, it also featured artwork from Kevins brother David Barnes, who would continue to do artwork for future albums.

This album marked that the band had moved to a fuller sound, which is also found on its follow-up, Coquelicot Asleep In The Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse. These two albums contain more narrative lyrics, as opposed to the rather personal lyrical matter of those preceding it, and often imitating the style of old 1950s radio plays.

After production on The Gay Parade began in 1998, Poole left the band to focus on his duties with Elf Power, another Elephant Six band from Athens. Barnes also recruited Jamey Huggins and Dottie Alexander, who had been performing together as Lightning Bug vs. Firefly, to play various instruments. Derek moved from drums to bass. The band was joined soon after by Marshmallow Coasts Andy Gonzales.

Following the release of The Gay Parade, the band signed with Kindercore Records, who would release a number of singles and compilations. It wasnt until 2001 that Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse would be released as a new album with original material. The album again featured contributions from across the Elephant 6 spectrum.

In 2002, Aldhils Arboretum was released, with a slightly different sound than its predecessors, as the songs were more directly structured. This album marks the beginning of the change in of Montreals sound, with more danceable rhythms than ever before, especially on the albums closer, Death Dance Of The Omipapas and Sons For You. A successful tour ensued, including of Montreals first trip to the UK, along with a tour-only EP.

Kindercore Records would fold shortly after the release of Arboretum, and of Montreals status was also threatened. Kevin got married, and Andy and Derek left the band. Barnes, being uncomfortable with the unrest, as well as some divisions within the band, took to writing and performing their 2004 album Satanic Panic in the Attic mostly by himself. Released by Polyvinyl Records, it became one of their more successful efforts to that point. The 2004 tour saw The Late B.P. Helium (Bryan Poole) rejoin the band, with some bass played by Kevins partner Nina Barnes. The album marked a shift to something more electronic with traditional structures, to be further advanced in later albums and new songs. In their most recent releases and concerts, the band has fully embraced a sort of techno-pop glam image, with little of their previous incarnations surfacing. This style is featured in singles such as Disconnect the Dots. The style would continue to evolve into 2005s The Sunlandic Twins, which was even more a Barnes solo effort. Recorded in Athens, with the exception of one track recorded in Norway, it was a much more pronounced electronic album. The album became a success, mostly due to the singles So Begins Our Alabee and the MTV clip for Wraith Pinned to the Mist (and Other Games).

The band released several collections of singles in early 2006. Barnes recorded most of the bands 2007 release, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?, by himself while living in Norway and Athens, Georgia. The switch to autobiographical themes of suicide, depression and isolation of the album was a direct product of his troubled personal life during that period.

of Montreal released their latest album, Skeletal Lamping, on October 21, 2008. The album had also previously leaked to the Internet through various torrent sites.

Lyrically, their style has changed dramatically throughout the years. In the beginning, many songs were narratives of personal or humorous situations, such as Tim, I Wish You Were Born A Girl, from Cherry Peel. This style, however, changed with The Gay Parade, where many songs involve small narratives surrounding invented characters (in songs such as Jacques Lamure, The Autobiographical Grandpa, Mimi Merlot and Rose Robert). Others act as extracts from fictional conversations (Advice From a Divorced Gentleman to His Bachelor Friend Considering Marriage and Good Morning Mr. Edminton as examples). With Aldhils Arboretum came a slight return to the previous writing style, except following more poppy, classical lyrical structures (such as the use of choruses, which are generally absent in the Gay Parade/Coquelicot years). This style continued throughout Satanic Panic and The Sunlandic Twins to some extent. On the album Hissing Fauna: Are You The Destroyer? the lyrics are much more personal than previously used, with songs detailing emotions within the speaker.

Another unique quality of the band is the fusion of ostensibly gloomy lyrics with bouncy, upbeat melodies and hooks. On Aldhils Arboretum, for example, the lyrics for tracks like Doing Nothing and Old People in the Cemetery focus on apathy, loneliness or death while being contrasted with cheerful instrumentation. Another example of this tendency is shown in their choice of covers; for example, Yoko Onos I Felt Like Smashing my Head Through a Clear Glass Window from The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbits Flower.

True to the style of most Elephant 6 recording artists, of Montreals members have been in a variety of side projects and other bands:
The band itself has performed as the backing band for Marshmallow Coast on record and on tour.

My First Keyboard was the pseudonym used by Dottie Alexander to release the song The You I Created on the Kindercore singles club. of Montreal acted as her backing band.

http://www.last.fm/music/of+Montreal/+wiki

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How to Dress Well

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:20:00 -0700

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

How to Dress Well

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

$10 ADV // $12 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

How to Dress Well is the stage name of ethereal R&B songwriter and producer Tom Krell. Krells burgeoning career began in 2009 when, having just moved from Brooklyn to Berlin, his songs began to emerge online via a hugely prolific string of free, digital EPs posted in anonymity on his blog. Combining a gorgeous falsetto with fractured R&B-influenced beats, an instinctive ear for subtly devastating melody and elements of noise, sound collage and avant-garde composition, Love Remains offered a beautiful window into a startlingly fully realized artistic imagination.

Praised for both its conceptual strength and immediate emotional resonance, Love Remains duly garnered vast critical acclaim and highlights such as Ready For The World and Decisions saw Krell accredited with having given birth to a new, narcotized strain of R&B that has since spawned a host of imitators.

Since Love Remains, Krell has toured the world, recorded an EP with an orchestra (the Just Once EP, with proceeds going to raise awareness about mental illness) and, always prolific, written and recorded a lot of new music - all whilst continuing work on a philosophy doctorate. September 4th 2012 will see him share this new body of work with the world with the release of Total Loss, his new album.

http://www.last.fm/music/How+to+Dress+Well/+wiki

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TALIB KWELI

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:35:00 -0700

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, 2012.

KnuckleRumbler + T.E. Presents:

TALIB KWELI WITH FULL BAND

Along With:
10 YR
DJ NOTION

And on the inside stage from 5pm-8pm
OT23
SUBKULTURE PATRIOTS
MINDZ OF A DIFFERENT KIND
DJ CORTEZ

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

$15 ADV // $22 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

If skills sold, Talib Kweli would have been one of the most commercially successful rappers of his time. As it was, however, the earnest MC became one of the most critically successful rappers of his time, which dawned in the late '90s when he rapped alongside Mos Def and DJ Hi-Tek as part of the group Black Star. This trio of up-and-comers and their widely acclaimed self-titled 1998 album debut, Black Star, helped make Rawkus Records one of the premier underground rap outposts of the late '90s. Kweli and Hi-Tek then collaborated as a duo on Reflection Eternal (2000), which firmly established them apart from Mos Def, who had gone solo. For a moment there, Kweli and his Rawkus associates seemed like a full-fledged movement -- a return to the sort of hip-hop associated with the so-called golden age. However, it wasn't to be. Rawkus somehow lost its momentum, and its roster sadly dispersed, leaving Kweli on his own to carry the torch. He continued his output, beginning with a proper solo debut, Quality (2002), and though he didn't rack up towering sales numbers, he remained a critical favorite. In fact, he was one of the most admired and respected rappers on the major-label circuit during the mid-2000s, best evidenced by Jay-Z's famous Black Album rhyme: "If skills sold, truth be told/I'd probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli."

Born in Brooklyn as the eldest of two sons born to college professors, Kweli's first name, Talib, is an Arabic name meaning "the seeker or student," while his last name is a Ghanaian name meaning "of truth or knowledge." He began developing his literary gift in elementary school, when he'd write short stories, poems, and that sort of stuff. It wasn't until years later in high school that he turned to hip-hop as an outlet for his self-expression. There in high school he met a young Dante Smith, better known today as Mos Def. This fateful meeting further drew Kweli toward hip-hop, and another fateful meeting further convinced him that he had a bright future as an MC. During a 1994 trip to Cincinnati he met Tony Cottrell, aka DJ Hi-Tek, who at the time was part of a local rap group called Mood. Kweli impressed Hi-Tek during their time together, and the DJ invited the MC to guest on several tracks for Mood's 1997 album Doom. Shortly afterward, Kweli and Hi-Tek formed a partnership as Reflection Eternal and recorded "Fortified Live," which a then-fledging Rawkus label released on its first Soundbombing compilation.

A year later in 1998, the two invited Mos Def into the mix, and the Black Star album resulted. And with it came a steady downpour of critical acclaim that turned these guys into media darlings overnight. They might not have sold millions of albums, but Kweli, Hi-Tek, and Mos Def most certainly impressed a great many people, among them critics, fellow rap artists, and a lot of folks who enjoyed a good old-fashioned hip-hop album with an emphasis on beats, rhymes, and life -- not dramatized gunplay or interpolations of proven pop songs. That was the end of Black Star, however. In 1999 Mos Def released his debut solo album, Black on Both Sides, and turned away from music and toward an acting career, leaving Kweli and Hi-Tek on their own. The duo returned to their Reflection Eternal partnership and released an album of the same name in 2000. It spawned a few minor hits: "Move Somethin'" and "The Blast."

When Kweli returned with his Quality album in 2002, things had changed a bit. For one, he was truly solo. Mos Def was long gone, and Hi-Tek was off focusing on his own solo career as a for-hire producer. So Quality featured Kweli collaborating with a host of different artists, among them a young and promising yet still largely unknown producer named Kanye West. "Get By" was the fruit of Kweli's collaboration with West, and it became the rapper's biggest hit to date, aided quite a bit by a non-album remix featuring Jay-Z of all people. The remix got a lot of radio play, but still, Quality didn't put up Jay-Z numbers and Kweli remained a critical favorite, a reputation cemented all the more in late 2003 when Jigga gave him the aforementioned high-profile shoutout in "Moment of Clarity."

All of this set the stage very well for The Beautiful Struggle, which dropped in fall 2004. The expectations for the album were gargantuan because of the Jay-Z rhyme, and also because a great many hip-hop disciples felt Kweli was long overdue for a commercial breakthrough. The album was undoubtedly his most commercial effort to date, featuring a few token radio-ready hook singers like Mary J. Blige and Anthony Hamilton, not to mention a roster of hitmaking producers like the Neptunes, Just Blaze, and Kanye. It was also Kweli's most self-conscious to date, however, as it was well apparent that the commercial pressures had begun to affect his mindset. He responded by splitting from his distributor, Universal, and lying low for a while, releasing a stopgap mixtape, Right About Now (2005) via Koch.

In anticipation of his next solo album, Kweli collaborated with producer Madlib on the digital-only Liberation, which was made available as a free download during the first week of 2007 on the Stones Throw website. Finally, in August of that same year, Kweli issued the full-length album Eardrum on his own label, Blacksmith, via a partnership with Warner Brothers. Debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 and selling about 60,000 copies in its first week, Eardrum was Kweli's best-selling album to date and features beats from not only Madlib but also Hi-Tek, Kanye West, Pete Rock, and will.i.am, among others, and features guests like Norah Jones, UGK, Justin Timberlake, and Strong Arm Steady.

http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Kweli,_Talib/Biography/

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Os Mutantes

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:10:00 -0700

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Os Mutantes + Writer

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

$20 ADV // $25 DOS.

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Os Mutantes were formed in So Paulo, Brazil, in 1966 by 2 brothers Arnaldo Baptista (bass, keyboards and vocals) and Srgio Dias Baptista (guitar and vocals) and lead singer Rita Lee, originally named Six Sided Rockers. The Baptistas father was a poet and mother a pianist, and the two had previously had a band called The Wooden Faces. Their current name was settled upon immediately before a performance on a Brazilian television program.
Through other TV performances, the band was able to meet Gilberto Gil, an influential musician in the Tropiclia movement, who brought them into the movements circle. Os Mutantes released two albums heavily influenced by Tropiclia, which blended psychedelic rock with other forms of art. They played with many artists of this period, including Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, prior to their arrest and subsequent exile. During the 1960s, Os Mutantes was threatened by the military government of Brazil of that time. In 1971, bassist Arnolpho Lima Filho () and drummer Ronaldo Leme () officially joined the band. They released five albums together before Lee departed in 1972 to start a solo career. Subsequently the band moved in a progressive rock direction with the album O A e o Z, recorded in 1973 but released only in 1992 due to disagreement with the record company. Arnaldo left the band in that year to pursue a solo career due to differences with other band members and problems with the abuse of LSD, followed by Dinho and, a year later, Liminha. Arnaldo subsequently was institutionalized and jumped from the buildings window, causing a six-week coma. Srgio Dias, the only remaining original member, led the band until its dissolution in 1978. During this time, they released three more albums. Two unreleased albums were released many years later, the aforementioned O A e o Z and Tecnicolor recorded in 1970 and released in 2000.

Influence
When Os Mutantes was formed, it combined influences from the English-speaking psychedelic acts like The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix with the sounds of bands like Sly & the Family Stone. Although they met with limited success in their own time, Os Mutantes also influenced a great number of Brazilian bands such as Pato Fu, Jpiter Ma and Sepultura, who recorded a cover of the song A Hora E A Vez Do Cabelo Nascer. In addition, many contemporary underground or independent bands in the United States and Europe cite Os Mutantes as a major influence. Kurt Cobain publicly requested a reunion tour from the trio in 1993, writing a letter to Arnaldo Baptista. Cobain was introduced to them by Pat Fear from White Flag (whose collaboration with Redd Kross and other friends under the name The Tater Totz was the first American band to cover or even cite Os Mutantes on their 1988 LP Alien Sleestaks from Brazil). Beck paid tribute to the group with his single from the album Mutations. The Bees (UK band) covered A Minha Menina on their first album, Sunshine Hit Me. Kevin Barnes of of Montreal cites Os Mutantes as an important influence. Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has worked to publish and promote the groups music through his Luaka Bop label.

2006 reunion
Os Mutantes (Arnaldo, Srgio and Dinho, sans Rita Lee and LiminhaLee was replaced with Zlia Duncan on vocals) played live for the first time since 1978 at the Tropicalia exhibition at Londons Barbican Arts Centre on May 22, 2006. This performance was followed by shows in New York City, Los Angeles (with the Flaming Lips), San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, and Miami.
They have also collaborated with British DJ JD Twitch, in a Britain/Brazil culture project in 2007, called Trocabrahma. In September 2007, both Arnaldo Baptista and Zlia Duncan left the band. Both expressed wishes to continue with their respective solo projects. Srgio Dias, however, vowed to keep the reformed band alive, not wanting to let the giant sleep again, as he put it.
In November, it was reported that Liminha would return to the fold, while Karina Zeviani was said to replace Duncan as the bands female vocalist. However, this formation never happened. Srgio Dias announced in late 2007 the recording of a new studio album, with some collaboration by Tom Z and Devendra Banhart. In April 2008, Os Mutantes released their first song in more than 30 years, called Mutantes Depois, with new female vocalist Bia Mendes and male vocalist Fabio Recco, available for digital download and online stream.
In June 2008, A Minha Menina was the featured audio track for the McDonalds commercial
In 2009, the band announced their new release in 35 years, Haih, to be released on September 8, by ANTI- Records. They are to embark on a North American tour in support of the album.

http://listenrecovery.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/os-mutantes-biography-by-wikipedia/

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Generationals

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:00:00 -0700

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Generationals w/ RACES + DJ FNDOMNTL

Doors @ 9pm // Show @ 10pm.

$8 ADV // $10 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer were co-founders of The Eames Era, a Baton Rouge-based indie rock band whose song, "Could Be Anything," was featured on the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack.^[2] The band broke up when three members decided they no longer wanted to pursue careers as musicians.^[2] The remaining members, Joyner and Widmer, formed a new band called the Generationals, so named because as they often watched CNN's coverage of the 2008 presidential election as they recorded, the pair noticed that nearly every issue was dubbed a generational issue.^[3]

Generationals released their debut album Con Law in July 2009 on the Park the Van label. Joyner and Widmer wrote the music and recorded the album with studio manager Dan Black.^[4] Mark Deming of Allmusic said the album's songs "are good enough to not suffer in comparison to the vintage acts they so clearly love, and that's why this debut is worthwhile, even if you're not nostalgic for the era of the sideways haircut."^[5] Andy Gensler of T: The New York Times Style Magazine called the album a "delectable debut" that "shimmers with the music of the British Invasion, Stax soul, Wall of Sound production, 1950s doo-wop and California-dreaming jangle filtered through a contemporary indie-rock lens."^[6] Spin's Jon Young said that although the duo's "cheery facade ultimately doesn't overcome the gnawing desperation, Con Law is good, neurotic fun."^[7] In a review of the band's song "When They Fight, They Fight", Zach Kelly of Pitchfork Media said of the band's style: "It comes as kind of a pleasant surprise to hear a band from N.O. sound this bright and enraptured in life's simple joys. But man, does this thing flirt with overdoing it."^[8]

"When They Fight, They Fight" was featured in a 2009 Bloomingdales holiday commercial. Another song, "Faces in the Dark," was featured on a season 3 episode of Chuck. "Exterior Street Day" was featured in a television commercial for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups at the end of 2010.^[9] Non-album track "Either Way" was featured as the opening credit song during the 2010 comedy film Going the Distance.^[9] The pair have completed several tours covering much of the United States, and have opened for such bands as Broken Social Scene and Two Door Cinema Club.^[10]

Generationals released an extended play titled Trust in November 2010. The title track was featured as a "Pick of the Week" by Starbucks Coffee in January 2011. The track "When They Fight, They Fight" is featured in the Farrelly brothers' movie Hall Pass in 2011.

The duo's second and most recent full-length album, Actor-Caster, was released in March 2011.^[11]

The song was used for an advert for the Amazon Kindle in 2012 in the UK.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generationals_%28band%29

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TILLY & THE WALL

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:50:00 -0700

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Tilly & the Wall + TBD + Agent Ribbons

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

$12 ADV // $14 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Tilly and the Wall are an indie rock group which formed in Omaha, Nebraska, United States in 2001. The band consits of Derek Pressnall (vocals, guitar), his wife Jamie Pressnall (tap dancer), Neely Jenkins (vocals, bass), Kianna Alarid (vocals, recorder, bass) and Nick White (keyboards). The band has gained notoriety for having a tap dancer provide percussion instead of a drummer (although drums and drum machines are occasionally used on some of their recordings, and Pressnall is usually complemented by Alarid and Jenkins stomping on the floor). To date they have recorded four albums: Wild Like Children, Bottoms of Barrels, O and Heavy Mood.

Tilly and the Wall sprang out of Omaha in 2001 - a Midwestern band of like-minded friends with pockets full of melodies, and a lot of pockets. The serendipitous result of five Omaha residents with a penchant for the same classic 60s pop, boy/girl harmonies and Americana folk records, Tilly and the Wall celebrates the petulant, determined, feisty nature of youth. They rejoice in tales of dreams followed, mistakes made, and hearts broken.

Tilly and the Wall released their debut album, Wild Like Children, in June 2004 on Conor Obersts label, team love. Neely and Jamie were once in a band with Conor before he became known worldwide as Bright Eyes. Derek and Nick moved to Omaha from Atlanta, Georgia. Upon meeting, it was as if long-lost friends had found each other: without a doubt, the Tillys were born. Once the songs were written, Conor agreed to helm the production duties, and hence, Wild Like Children was unleashed on the world. As one of the first albums released on team love, Tilly and the Wall set a precedent for the labels identity: original, smart, exciting and, above all, easy to sing along to. The record consisted of 11 perfectly formed songs bursting with enthusiastic hyperactivity, while emanating a bitter sweet melancholy of long lost summers and misguided first loves. In front of a backdrop of sunshine, rain and snow, Tilly and the Wall sang songs about loving and kissing, dancing and drinking, staying and leaving, driving and talking, sleeping and dreaming, all set to the tap-tap-tapping of Jamies toes. The press from sea to shining sea fell in love instantly.

And so, the Tillys went to meet their adoring fans, playing shows throughout America with the likes of Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, The Go! Team, Pedro the Lion, of Montreal and more. When not on the road, the band began working on the follow-up to Wild Like Children, simply titled Bottoms of Barrels. Recorded over three weeks in October and November 2005, the album was recorded by AJ Mogis, brother and mixed by studio co-hort to Bright Eyes Mike Mogis. Bottoms of Barrels sees the Tillys taking their signature sound to the next level. The choruses are more rousing, the tapping more intense, the instrumentation fuller, each sound painting broad brush strokes across your speakers. Longtime friend Nate Walcott contributes a bit of trumpet, while other friends have added drums, accordion and cello. A couple of tracks even feature the vocal styling of University of Nebraskas own choir Trip The Light Fantastic, bolstering Neely and Kiannas dulcet harmonies. Bottoms of Barrels fully demonstrated the importance of Tillys perspective with a gang full of voices, the band made strong declarations about love, freedom and their own place in the world. The album took the band on travels they had only dreamt about, resulting in extensive tours throughout Europe, Australia, Japan and even Iceland. They also played their first-ever sets at major music festivals, including the Reading/Leeds Festival, Coachella and Japans Summer Sonic. By the middle of 2007, they returned home to Omaha to begin work on their next long-playing record, having amassed legions of fans, as well as frequent flyer miles, across the entire globe.

Their new record, which has no title but is represented by the shape o (the cut-out shape framing the handmade cover artwork for the record), was produced by acclaimed producer Mike Mogis through the harsh Nebraska winter of 2007. o sees Tilly and the Wall redefining their sound, taking bigger, bolder steps towards experimentation while maintaining the elements that have always made them who they are. o draws on everything from nature to magic, from sex to astrology, with a larger focus on percussion, rhythm, harmonies and kaleidoscopic melodies, yet ultimately still sounds like our five musical friends from Omaha.

http://www.last.fm/music/Tilly+and+the+Wall/+wiki

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THE SEA AND CAKE

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:45:00 -0700

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMEBER 14TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

The Sea and Cake w/ Matthew Friedberger (of The Fiery Furnaces)

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

$15 ADV // $17 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

The Sea and Cake is a pop/rock group with a pronounced jazz influence, which formed in 1994 in Chicago, Illinois. The groups name came from a willful reinterpretation (in the wake of an accidental miscomprehension) of The C In Cake, a song by Gastr Del Sol. Starting with 1997s The Fawn, the group has relied on electronic sound sources, such as drum machines and synthesizers, to color its music, but has retained its distinctive post-jazz combo style. The band has shied away from releasing singles, preferring the album format. Contrary to his multi-instrumentalist role in Tortoise, John McEntire essentially plays only drums in The Sea and Cake.

Members Sam Prekop and Archer Prewitt each have released solo albums. The cover art of The Sea And Cakes releases are largely paintings by Eric Claridge and photographs by Prekop. (Postcards of some of the One Bedroom-era photos were sold on the bands 2003 tour.) Prewitt has been involved in publishing his own comic books and doing graphic design.

The band was on hiatus from 2004 to 2007, as Prekop and Prewitt each released further solo albums with accompanying tours, and focused on their visual art pursuits. A new album entitled Car Alarm was released in October 2008.

http://www.jango.com/music/The+Sea+and+Cake/_full_bio?l=0

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JENS LEKMAN

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:35:00 -0700

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Jens Lekman w/ Taken By Trees

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

$17 ADV // $20 DOS.

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Jens Martin Lekman (born February 6, 1981 in Angered, Sweden) is a Swedish pop musician residing in Melbourne, Australia. He has released three albums and several EPs since 2003. His music can be described as guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and lachrymose. His work is often compared to that of Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields, Jonathan Richman, and Morrissey.

Lekman recorded and released much of his material privately from 2000 to 2003 on CD-R. Because one of his songs during this time was entitled Rocky Dennis Farewell Song to the Blind Girl, Lekman was mistakenly referred to as Rocky Dennis for a while (the song was actually written from the perspective of the main character of the 1985 film Mask). Lekman says that it was a : someone thought that was my real name cause I had a song about him, and then radio picked up on it, and I never had a chance to change it. He put the confusion to rest with his Rocky Dennis in Heaven EP (2004).

His self-released 7 vinyl EP Maple Leaves caused a big stir in 2003, mainly due to sound files circulating on file sharing networks. When the same EP was released on CD by the Swedish independent label Service Records in the autumn, he was already a well-known name. The songs Maple Leaves and Black Cab were heavily played on Swedish national radio. He soon signed a contract with the American label Secretly Canadian for releases outside of Sweden. Heavy touring and his debut album soon followed.

His first album When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog was released in 2004, and consisted of recordings made between 2000 and 2004 (some tracks had been previously released independently by Lekman). The album attracted attention among the alternative music press in both Europe and the US. The song You Are The Light was a successful radio hit, and a video received some rotation in the Nordic MTV and ZTV. In Sweden the album reached #6 in the national chart. Lekman was nominated for three Swedish Grammies, three P3 Guld and three Manifest awards, as well as dubbed album of the year by Njesguiden.

A concert film shot from Lekmans sold-out show with Jos Gonzlez at Gs concert hall in December 2003 was broadcast by Swedish national television two times in 2005. In June 2005, a compilation CD of Jens first three EPs, with extra tracks, was released as Oh Youre So Silent Jens. Lekman also had a track on Secretly Canadians SC100 compilation, released in April 2007.
His latest album, Night Falls Over Kortedala, was released in October 2007, and appeared on many lists for the best albums of said year.

Live performances by Lekman differs in style. Sometimes he performs alone with only a guitar and a CD player, or doing a capella versions of his songs. Other times, he is accompanied by a choir and string quartet, and he was recently seen on tour with a full band (including horns etc) consisting of all women musicians, dressed in white 60s dresses.

http://www.last.fm/music/Jens+Lekman/+wiki

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OTHER LIVES

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:25:00 -0700

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Other Lives w/ Indians

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

$12 ADV // $14 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

The band originally formed in 2004 as Kunek and released one album in 2006 under that name.^[1] Other Lives' self-titled album was released physically April 7, 2009 by TBD Records^[2] and digitally March 17, 2009.^[3] The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Joey Waronker.^[2]

Band members are Jesse Tabish (vocals, piano, guitar and percussion), Jenny Hsu (cello and backing vocals), Jon Mooney (violin, horns, piano and percussion), Colby Owens (clarinet and percussion) and Josh Onstott (bass and percussion).

"For 12" was featured as KCRW's "Today's Top Tune" on October 27, 2010.

Other Lives finished working on their latest album Tamer Animals in February 2011. The album was released on May 10th 2011 in the USA and August 29th 2011 in UK/Europe. Thom Yorke, of Radiohead, has released a remix of the title track.

In the summer of 2011, the band toured with S. Carey and The Rosebuds. Following a month of shows in the UK, the band joined Bon Iver in September in the USA and Canada and played at Iceland Airwaves festival. The band returned to the UK in October to support Chapel Club in London on October 18th. The band opened for Radiohead on the first leg of their 2012 North American tour in February and March, 2012, and also played 2012 Coachella Festival. ^[4]

In September 2011, Other Lives launched their Wirewax interactive website tameranimals.com which was built around the band's official video for "For 12" and allows users to access audio and visual content within the video.

They continue to tour Europe in summer 2012, and return to the US for a tour in the fall, to be followed by another album recording session in the winter and spring of 2013.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Lives_%28band%29

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ROSCO BANDANA

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:20:00 -0700

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2012.

KnockleRumbler & T.E. Presents:

Rosco Bandana

Doors @ 8:30PM // Show @ 9:30PM.

$8.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

The Mississippi septet Rosco Bandana are the product of teenage rebellion and its consequences; of lost love, false starts and, above all, lasting friendship. Theyre what happens when a group of kids take a chance on a long shot and against all odds it pays off. Theres also a Blur cover thrown in for good measure.

The group began spiritually, if not specifically when principle songwriter Jason Sanford, at that time acting in open and active defiance to his strict Christian upbringing, wandered into a tobacco store in a Gulfport mall to buy smokes and struck up a conversation with the kid working behind the counter. He was like this real cool, hip, indie sorta character, Sanford explains, and he ended up turning me on to people like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, Iron and Wine, Neutral Milk Hotel. Thats kind of how it all started. His parents were wary of encouraging their sons budding interest. They wanted to keep me in this tiny bubble, Sanford explains.

Sanford would stay up late at night, teaching himself how to play the guitar his father had given him. He certainly had plenty to write about. Just a few months earlier, Sanfords relationship with Emily Sholes had come to an end, and the heartbreak of that separation powered most of his early songs. At the same time, a childhood friend of Sanfords, Barry Pribyl Jr., had just moved back to Mississippi from Michigan, and his mother suggested he get in touch with his old friend soon after their return.

At the time, I was into metal, Pribyl says. So I went to this open mic night, and Jason was playing this honky-tonk stuff. I remember thinking, What the hell is this?

But the best friendships are built on compromise and the more Pribyl and Sanford started playing together, the more a specific sound started to emerge one that blended a ragged bar-rock attitude of bands like Uncle Tupelo with a few mild nods toward the iconoclastic end of contemporary country, like Jamey Johnson. Their core in place, Pribyl and Sanford soon began looking to expand their lineup. Jason started an open mic night at a wine bar, Pribyl said. From there, wed invite 10 or 15 people to come with us out to this abandoned house and wed just jam. We sort of hand-picked the band from there.

In the kind of romantic twist all great rock stories require, one of them was Jasons old flame Emily Sholes. Another was Jennifer Flint, whose fiery vocals serve as a scorching counterbalance to Sanfords down-home croon. I first met Jason in 2006, says Flint. He was in one of his first bands, and I honestly just fell in love with the way he wrote. Local attention inspired the band to enroll in a Battle of the Bands contest sponsored by Hard Rock, which they handily won, and they soon flew out to Los Angeles to work on their debut with acclaimed producer Greg Collins (U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, No Doubt) at The Nook Studio.

The results are spellbinding. They turn Blurs into a rousing, gospel-informed hymn, and work similar magic on their own compositions: Time to Begin, the first song Sanford, Pribyl and Flint wrote together, hip-swivels like something off Exile on Main Street; the trembling, minor-key vocal melody of El Luna recalls both Elliott Smith and Abbey Road-era Beatles and Woe is Me is a rollicking country stomp in the vein of Steve Earle. I was trying to write a real Depression Era-style country song, Sanford explains, and so I tried to put myself in the mindset of what people back then were going through.

Though it began as an attempt to channel the loose rootsiness of Old Crow Medicine Show, the result is a barnburner a big, raucous number with a booming backbeat and deep-fried electric guitar. Whether loud and rowdy or quiet and contemplative, Rosco Bandana balance both extremes perfectly.

It might sound clich Pribyl says, but were just these humble, good ol, down-to-earth Mississippi people. And when we play live, you can just see in our faces the joy of music.

I want people to feel like they know us, says Flint. I want them to feel like they can relate.

I hope people get something honest out of our music, says Sanford. I hope theyre able to feel something, and to empathize with it when they hear the lyrics. He pauses, becoming momentarily philosophical. You know, life and death is in the power of the tongue. And I want to put out music thats going to heal people.

http://www.last.fm/music/Rosco+Bandana/+wiki

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FFF NITES!

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:55:00 -0700

November 1-4, 2012.

F3Fest7 + Transmission Events Presents:

FFF NITES!

Bang for buck factor increases mathematically (and with science).

Fun Fun Fun Fest Founder Graham Williams has assembled a mouth-watering lineup boasting both touring acts and local bands for the after-shows aka FFF Nites. From Superchunk to Liturgy, and from Toy Selectah to King Tuff, festival goers will be able to enjoy sets spanning the wide variety of genres they have to come to expect at the festival. Upon leaving Auditorim Shores, fans can resume their Fun Fun Fun Fest experience at venues including The Mohawk, Red 7, Club de Ville, Holy Mountain, The ND, Elysium, The Parish, Beerland, and more.

We want fans to get the most bang for their buck, says Williams. With FFF Nites, ticket holders can continue enjoying quality bands late into the night, all for free with their Fun Fun Fun Fest wristband.

Weekend 3-day passes are now on sale, including PIP (Pretty Important People) passes. Single day passes, artist lineup by day and time, student discounts and more will be announced in early September! Stay tuned for chances to win tickets in the members area at funfunfunfest.com, during Fun Fun Fun Fests annual Scavenger Hunts across Texas, and on Twitter and Facebook.

*** Currently FFF Nites! are only available for wristbands. Single day wristbands are good for entrance into Thursday November 1st Nites, and Nites of the same day dispayed on the wristband. 3 Day & PIP grand you access to all Nites (subject to venue capacity) ***

Please stay tuned to http://funfunfunfest.com/nites for details.

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COM TRUISE

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:25:00 -0700

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Com Truise + Poolside + Bonde do Role

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

Cover: $13 ADV // DOS $15.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Com Truise is one of the many personas of producer and designer Seth Haley, born and raised in upstate New York and operating out of a 12-overrun apartment in Princeton, New Jersey. An admitted synth obsessive, Com Truise is the maker of an experimental and bottom heavy style he calls mid-fi synth-wave, slow-motion funk.

Haleys been making music on the side for roughly a decadegoing through pseudonyms like toothbrushes (Sarin Sunday, systm, Airliner)first as a DJ, and currently, as an excavator of softer, window-fogging synth-wave.

While subliminally informed by both parental record collections and hints of faded electronics product design, Haleys Com Truise project isnt just nostalgia capitalization. There are fragments (read: DNA strands) of Joy Division, New Order, and the Cocteau Twins, but its like youre hearing them through the motherboard of a waterlogged Xboxdemented and modern. Hes got a way of making familiar things sound beautifully hand-smeared.

In 2011, the first Com Truise release was the Cyanide Sisters EPdistributed for free on the AMdiscs labelwhere mellow stone-outs like and Slow Peels sat next to harder IDM bangers (BASF Ace and ) and bumpy alt-funk trips ( and ). After that came a single and a series of eclectic podcast mixes titled Komputer Cast. Now comfortably situated amidst the Ghostly roster, hes prepping his next warped pillage, and hopefully not changing that name again.

http://www.last.fm/music/Com+Truise/+wiki

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POOR MOON

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:05:00 -0700

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 2012.

Transmision Events Presents:

Poor Moon + Letting Up Despite Great Faults

Doors @ 9pm // Show @ 10pm.

$8 ADV // $10 DOS

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Poor Moon is a band comprised of longtime friends Christian Wargo, Casey Wescott, and brothers Ian and Peter Murray. And Poor Moon is the title of their full-length debut. But before there was a band or a record, there was the music, a series of songs forged by Christian Wargo over a period of several years. Thats one of the things that makes Poor Moon sound so special: this band grew out of the songs, not vice-versa.

ve known Christian for so long, and have loved his songwriting as long as Ive known him, says Wescott. The two men previously played together in Pedro the Lion and Crystal Skulls; both are members of Fleet Foxes. For the past few years, he and the Murray brothers had been transfixed by the solo recordings Wargo periodically shared with them. We wanted to be part of that in some way, to help out and be creative.

There was a point where hed e-mailed us a couple albums worth of songs, Wescott recalls. There was so much material sitting on iPods and in mailboxes, more ideas than could fit on one record. Not just simple ditties for voice and acoustic guitar, but a host of thought-out originals with full arrangements that Wargo had fashioned on his lonesome in the Fleet Foxes rehearsal space. Joining forces as Poor Moon allowed the four men to fully realize this music, to record it as it was meant to sound, and eventually perform it live.

Those tasks werent as straightforward as they might seem. This isnt the type of music where you can just throw the players into a practice space, count off the tempo, and viola! All the little parts that come in and out throughout a song, things that are introduced in the beginning and then return around at the end to tie it all together, those are purposeful and done for a reason, says Wargo. Unlocking those nuances required time and effort. "Its not easy to find people who are interested in playing composed music that is intricate but subtle. A lot of musicians dont have the bandwidth to pay close attention like that.

Thanks to that attention to detail and its affinity for warm, earthy tones the music of Poor Moon can sound deceptively simple. Assorted timbres decorate these ten originalsmarimba, harpsichord, fretless zitherbut this isnt everything-but-the-kitchen-sink arranging. Whatever the instrumentation, the sense of choosing the right tool for the job always prevails. Thoughtful, impassioned vocal harmonies further reinforce the myriad musical bonds at play. All these interlocking parts justify and reinforce each other, emphasizes Wescott. The song isnt just chords, lyrics and a vocal melody. The arrangement is a vital part, too.

Likewise, the considered manner in which the words and music coexist, often despite seeming incongruities of mood, accounts for the distinctive character of the songs. The stretch between 2008 and the present when they were composed includes some of the most tumultuous episodes in Wargos life. The demos were made in a windowless room, by a man subsisting primarily on sweet-and-salty trail mix. Yet Poor Moon handles even the heaviest topics, including death, addiction, and spirituality, with a certain lightness. The way I deal with those is by drawing attention to the mystery and enjoying the whimsical aspects, but without being cute or precious about it, Wargo explains.

s often a paradox between what a song sounds like and what were actually talking about, adds Ian Murray.

Hence the bands moniker. Poor Moon is the title of a 1970 Canned Heat single, a quizzical ditty with a ramshackle pop groove and almost childlike use of language that, like many of Alan Blind Owl Wilsons best, was informed by his profound concerns about ecology and the environment. More than just a bit of esoteric trivia, choosing the name Poor Moon underscored Wargos songwriting perspective.

Already the foursome is evolving, as evidenced by their increasingly dynamic live shows. As a band grows, its healthy for there to be more collaboration, concludes Wargo. But collaboration isnt something that comes instantly. You have to define your aesthetic, and develop this musical language with each other that allows you to communicate. That requires a strong foundation, a jumping-off point. And thats exactly what the songs captured on Poor Moon have turned out to be.

Poor Moon was produced and recorded by the band at Highland House, Fastback Studios and Avast! in Seattle, Washington. The album was engineered and mixed by Jared Hankins and mastered by Bernie Grundman (Michael Jackson, Queen, Prince).

http://www.subpop.com/bio/poor_moon

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MATTHEW DEAR

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:55:00 -0700

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24th, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Matthew Dear + Outputmessage + Orthy

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

$13 ADV // $15 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Texas-born Dear moved to Michigan as a teenager, where he was inspired by the sound of Detroit Techno. Dear met Sam Valenti IV at a party while attending the University of Michigan, after which the two started the record label, Ghostly International, based on a shared love of electronic music. Dears first single was 1999s "Hands Up For Detroit" (co-produced by ghettotech pioneer Disco D, who performed under the name Daisha). Successive singles, such as "Stealing Moves" and the chart-topping "Mouth to Mouth" (as Audion) were issued on Spectral Sound, Ghostlys offshoot that focuses on dancefloor music.

Dears first album Leave Luck to Heaven appeared in 2003 and was praised widely as a seminal fusion of pop and minimal techno. The albums single "Dog Days" became one of Spectrals best sellers and a favorite of international DJs like Richie Hawtin.^[1] Dear followed the album with Backstroke in 2004 and has also begun working under the harder-edged Audion alias, apart from additional monikers False and Jabberjaw.

In 2007, Matthew Dear released his sophomore full length, Asa Breed. Matthew and his band, Matthew Dear's Big Hands then began a US promotional tour tour and a European tour as the opening act for Hot Chip. 2008 saw the re-release of Asa Breed as the Asa Breed Black Edition. This re-release added 5 new songs, including a remix of Don and Sherri from Hot Chip and the video for the song, shot in downtown New York City.

Matthew Dear's latest album, Black City, was released on August 17, 2010. It conceptualizes a futuristic metropolis that never sleeps. Dear describes 'Black City': "Well, there's a kind of timelessness to it in the sense that I don't want things to run on a 24-hour clock. It seems like a city that's always awake, maybe always dialled in electronically, and cannot be turned off. It's this imaginary weird never-sleeping town. But yeah it's full of lust, and love, and dark shadows. Weird things around the corner"^[2]

In 2010, Dear opened for Interpol, performing on their first three dates in the UK.

Influences

Dear has listed Talking Heads, David Bowie, Adonis, Nitzer Ebb, and Roman Flgel as inspirations.^[3]

When asked who he is influenced by as Matthew Dear, "Definitely I'm influenced by Brian Eno and a lot of his work. I've said it before but he is one that is so interesting to listen to on all formats whether it be his production with other bands, whether it's his solo work or whether it's his collaboration work with other artists. He's probably the number one."^[4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Dear

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MELVINS LITE

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:50:00 -0700

OCTOBER 19TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Melvins Lite

Doors: 8pm // 9pm: Show

Cover: $15

Buy Tickets Now @ http://transmission.frontgatetickets.com/

Melvins to Attempt Guinness World Record

The fastest tour ever of the USA

By
Jenn Pelly
on June 5, 2012 at 03:12 p.m.

Beginning September 5 in Anchorage, Alaska, sludge metal veterans the Melvins will attempt to set the Guinness World Recordfor the fastest tour ever of the United States (and Washington, D.C.) by a band. (Lots of Guinness World Records action these days.)

The Melvins will hit every state in the U.S.A., as well as Washington, on a 51-date tour that ends October 25 in Honolulu. Before that, they've got even more tour dates, in the U.S. and Canada, through July.

All of these dates will feature the "Melvins Lite" line-up of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, and Trevor Dunn. The trio's debut release Freak Puke is out today.

Watch Melvins Lite perform "Shevil" last year after the dates.

06-08Los Angeles, CA - Subliminal Projects Gallery
06-30New York, NY - TT Underground Gallery
07-01 Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
07-03 Montreal, Quebec - Corona Theatre
07-04 Ottawa, Ontario - Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
07-05 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
07-06 London, Ontario - Call The Office
07-07 Hamilton, Ontario - Club Absinthe
07-09 Winnipeg, Manitoba - West End Cultural Center
07-10 Regina, Saskatchewan - The Exchange
07-11 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Louis' Pub
07-12 Calgary, Alberta - Republik
07-13 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room
07-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - Venue
07-17 Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo House of Music
07-18 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
07-20 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
09-05 Anchorage, AK - Bear Tooth Theatre and Pub
09-06 Seattle, WA - Showbox at The Market
09-07 Portland, OR - TBA
09-08 Boise, ID - Neurolux Lounge
09-09 Missoula, MT - Top Hat Lounge
09-10 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
09-11 Casper, WY - TBA
09-12 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
09-13 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
09-14 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
09-15 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
09-16 Des Moines, IA - House of Bricks
09-17 Sioux Falls, SD - The Vault
09-18 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
09-19 Minneapolis, MN - Grumpy's
09-20 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
09-21 Chicago, IL - Double Door
09-22 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue Theatre
09-23 Louisville, KY - The Vernon Club
09-24 Detroit, MI - Smalls
09-25 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
09-26 Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant Street
09-27 Jermyn, PA - Eleanor Rigby's
09-28 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
09-29 Dover, NH - Dover Brickhouse
09-30 Portland, ME - Asylum
10-01 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
10-02 Pawtucket, RI - The Met Cafe
10-03 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
10-04 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10-05 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
10-06 Wilmington, DE - Mojo 13
10-07 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
10-08 Washington, DC - Black Cat
10-09 Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
10-10 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10-11 Knoxville, TN - The Square Room
10-12 Greenville, SC - The Handle Bar
10-13 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
10-14 Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree
10-15 Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
10-16 Jackson, MS - Duling Hall
10-17 Little Rock, AR - Juanita's Cantina
10-18 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
10-19 Austin, TX - Mohawk
10-20 Norman, OK - Opolis Production
10-21 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
10-22 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
10-23 Las Vegas, NV - Artifice
10-24 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Forever Cemetery
10-25 Honolulu, HI - The Republik

(http://pitchfork.com/news/46751-melvins-to-attempt-guinness-world-record/ (pitchfork article))

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/06/the_melvins_lit.html (brooklynvegan)

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/austin/2012/06/melvins_lite_ad.html (bvaustin.com)

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THE DIG

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:40:00 -0700

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

The Dig + The We Shared Milk + Royal Forest

Doors @ 9pm // Show @ 10pm.

$8 ADV // $10 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

in the beginningha, long before that. -Ken Nordine

The Dig are a rock band from NYC. Their music, written by the bands three main songwriters, draws on influences from early rock and roll and rural folk and blues to new wave and modern rock bands. The Digs two singers Emile Mosseri and David Baldwin have been making music in various bands together since they were 11 years old. They met up with keyboardist/guitarist Erick Eiser while still in high school, and after writing music together throughout college they eventually moved to New York CIty and formed The Dig.

The Dig got their start in the lower east side of NYC in 2008, and spent their first summer handing out flyers on the street, slowly building up an audience one fan at a time. After 8 weeks of residencies at Pianos and a handful of support shows at Bowery Ballroom, they began to sell out shows on their own.

In 2009-2010 The Dig toured constantly around the U.S., opening for a wide range of bands including The Walkmen, The Antlers, Portugal. the Man, Thrice, The Editors and Here We Go Magic.

Electric Toys

On June 8th, 2010, The Dig released their debut album. Electric Toys, which was hailed by Last.FM as without a doubtone of 2010s best albums. Written and arranged by all four members, the songs often tell a story: dark tales with twisted circumstances and desperate people driven to do bad things. Alternately, there are classical references to girls, love, and the many points in between. Following the release they continued to tour the U.S., supporting the Joy Formidable, Liam Gallagers new band, Beady Eye, Viva Brother, Glasvegas and the Postelles.

Produced by Bryce Goggin, Electric Toys diverse batch of songs helped land The Dig a number of placements on TV shows like Gossip Girl and Vampire Diaries.

Midnight Flowers

in late fall of 2011-last week The Dig have been on tours supporting their new record Midnight Flowers the most recent being the Ben Kweller tour, for this tour they had to find a new drummer and ran a craigslist ad, after a gamut of weirdos and egos they found their guy Mark Demiglio.

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Dig/+wiki

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HAPPY HOURS @ MOHAWK

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:40:00 -0700

MONDAY - FRIDAY, 2012.

YEAR ROUND BARGAINS:

COCTAILS:

// SUMMER DRINKS //

// GREAT DEALS @ HH //

Downtown Dean = $5

MOONPIE (PBR +TW SAMUELS) = $3

BOAT DRINK = $4

MOUNTAIN WOLF = $5

WELLS = $2HH/ $4 REG

$1 OFF ALL SHELF = HAPPY HOUR.

FEATURED COCTAILS:

Every Thursday: "Build Your Own Bloody Mary's" & Hornitos Silver and fresh watermelon margaritas $5 (weekly special still available)

BEERS:

16oz Heineken + Heineken Light = $4 Any Time.

High Life 12oz Bottles = $1 HH/ $2 Reg.

PBR 12oz = $1HH/ $2 Reg.

Lonie 16oz = $2 HH/ $3 Reg.

DOMESTICS = $2 HH/ $3 REG. + Many More.

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HAPPY HOURS @ MOHAWK

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:25:00 -0700

MONDAY - FRIDAY, 2012.

YEAR ROUND BARGAINS:

COCTAILS:

// SUMMER DRINKS //

// GREAT DEALS @ HH //

Downtown Dean = $5

MOONPIE (PBR +TW SAMUELS) = $3

BOAT DRINK = $4

MOUNTAIN WOLF = $5

WELLS = $2HH/ $4 REG

$1 OFF ALL SHELF = HAPPY HOUR.

FEATURED COCTAILS:

Every Thursday: "Build Your Own Bloody Mary's" & Hornitos Silver and fresh watermelon margaritas $5 (weekly special still available)

BEERS:

16oz Heineken + Heineken Light = $4 Any Time.

High Life 12oz Bottles = $1 HH/ $2 Reg.

PBR 12oz = $1HH/ $2 Reg.

Lonie 16oz = $2 HH/ $3 Reg.

DOMESTICS = $2 HH/ $3 REG. + Many More.

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Busdriver

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:35:00 -0700

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2012.

KnuckleRumbler & T.E. Presents:

Busdriver + NOCANDO + Open Mic Eagle + P-Tek.

Doors @ 9pm // Show @ 10pm.

$10 ADV // $12 DOS.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

On the tenuous fringes of what can be deemed rap there lies the reviled LA maverick, Busdriver. Who for years has been wowing unsuspecting audiences with his patented visceral onslaught of rants, rhyming and displaced musical sensibility. Whether sitting-in with unlikely cohorts such as; Islands, Daedelus, Z-Trip, TTC, Boom-Bip, 2mex etc., or plowing throw his enthralling solo sets, there is a distinct brand of showmanship employed and at least a handful of concert-goers who are maladjusted enough to submit to the shear unadulterated thrill ensued. Unrelenting touring and the willingness to embrace the transient nature of the road gives way to the title of his 5th solo album and Anti/Epitaph debut, RoadKillOvercoat. When asked what has been the personal impact of his modern-day troubadour lifestyle, BD states, I lament that I have become a serial-dater and that I now gauge my interest in people depending on how likely it is that I can coheres them into buying my merch.

Coming into the fold of the Project Blowed crew in the early 90s, BD was groomed early to be the die-hard stalwart for the post-Freestyle Fellowship/Goodlife approach. A torchbearer, if you will, for the likes of unsung heroes of the LA underground hip-hop scene. His first record, Memoirs of the Elephantman, was self-released and peddled hand-to-hand on CDRs in 1999. It wasnt until his second official title in 2002, Temporary Forever, that he garnered some nationwide attention and began carving his niche as a noteworthy freestyler and zany rap phenom.

The acclaim from his seminal sophomore release landed him a series of deals with the genre-blurring, tastemaker label Mush(US) and the underground hip-hop branch of Ninja Tune, Big Dada(UK). The Weather(Mush), in 2003, was the boundary-defying collaboration between fellow LA beatnik rambler Radioinactive and producer Daedelus, who is fawned over by IDM enthusiasts and reclusive music pundits alike. This lead to the Daddy Kev produced Cosmic Cleavage(Big Dada) in 2004, which touched on BDs qualms with heartbreak and the ins and outs of courting fickle, cutesy 20-somethings.

Only since Fear of a Black Tangent(Mush) in 2005, has BD solidified his place in the pantheon of undie rap do-gooders and indie music in general. The record playfully highlights BDs disdain for the prematurely plateaued career that he must lug here and fro, yet spares the listener of any bitter self-pity.

And just when things couldnt get any more fun, BD completes his most stellar effort to date, RoadKillOvercoat(Anti/Epitaph). Genres are toyed with, ravaged and masterfully exploited all in the context of BDs signature style, irreverence and sarcasm. The production, handled by Nobody (Ubiquity, Plug Research) and Boom-Bip (Lex), boasts a depth and bombast that has only been hinted at in previous BD releases.

All this being said, it is clear that BD is on the verge of breaking through another stratum of visibility. Get it while its hot.

- http://www.jambase.com/Artists/28562/Busdriver/Bio

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FRIENDS // FREE SHOW

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:15:00 -0700

SUNDAY ACL WEEKEND.

Transmission Events Presents:

Friends + Diamond Rings

Doors @ 6:30PM // Show @ 7:30PM.

FREE SHOW.

Driven by percussive grooves and flirtatious vocals, Brooklyn's Friends find a modern middle ground between post-disco and '60s girl group sounds. Fronted by Samantha Urbani and Lesley Hann, the band began as an extension of Urbani's home recordings, made with drum loops and effects-laden vocal tracks, something she'd done for years but kept to herself due to stage fright. Wanting to get the songs out of her system, in 2010 she began sharing them with friends -- among them, future groupmates Matthew Molnar and Nikki Shapiro -- while she traveled to Berlin for the summer. A twist of city-living fate (bedbugs) led to Hann and friend Oliver Duncan staying at Urbani's place for a spell, and within a week of sharing her demos with the pair, the band was born. Playing a steady stream of shows through 2010 and into 2011, Friends ranked in the NME's Best New Bands list and signed to the Lucky Number label, where they released three singles and, in June of 2012, their full-length debut, Manifest! The album was co-released by Fat Possum and featured all the previously issued singles.

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/friends-mn0002652687

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Mono w/ Chris Brokaw // FREE SHOW

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:45:00 -0700

SATURDAY ACL WEEKEND.

Transmission Events Presents:

Mono w/ Chris Brokaw

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

FREE SHOW.

Japanese experimental group Mono came together in 2000, choosing to forgo vocals and concentrate instead on atmospheric, classical-inspired rock music. The foursome, bassist Tamaki (the lone female in the group), drummer Yasunori Takada, and guitarists Takaakira "Taka" Goto and Yoda, released their first full-length record, Under the Pipal Tree, in 2001 on John Zorn's Tzadik label. In 2003, after switching to Arena Rock Recording Company, Mono issued One Step More and You Die, a remix version of which came out the following year as New York Soundtracks. That same year their fourth album, Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined, recorded in Chicago with producer Steve Albini, was released on Temporary Residence. Albini also performed the same duties on Mono's April 2006 record, You Are There, and in September the band issued Palmless Prayer/Mass Murder Refrain, a mix between classical and rock that also collaborated with World's End Girlfriend, among others. The fascination with classical arrangements, strings, and atmospheres became an integral part of the band's sound. In 2006 they recorded You Are There, which included cellos on one part of the album and a string section elsewhere while keeping the dynamic and tension-building sound that had become the band's trademark, where beauty and chaos are woven together until they're an inseparable whole. On 2009's Hymn to the Immortal Wind, the band played live with a 235-piece chamber orchestra that featured woodwinds, reeds, and strings -- and added a Hammond B-3 in spots to extend the orchestral dynamic. This culminated in 2010's Holy Ground: NYC Live, with Mono accompanied by the Wordless Music Orchestra, another large chamber ensemble featuring everything from harp and strings to winds and piano, playing the band's compositions. For 2012's For My Parents, the band employed a smaller chamber group, conducted by Jeff Milarsky, dubbed "The Holy Ground Orchestra," comprised of two violins, two cellos, viola, upright bass, timpani, and cymbals.

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mono-mn0001296614

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SCOTT H. BIRAM // FREE SHOW.

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:35:00 -0700

FRIDAY ACL WEEKEND.

Transmission Events Presents:

Scott H. Biram + Frank Smith + TBD

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

FREE SHOW.

Rock Roll aint pretty and neither is Scott H. Biram. The self proclaimed Dirty Old One Man Band successfully, and sometimes violently, lashes together blues, hillbilly and country precariously to raucous punk and godless metal.

Biram aint no candy-ass singer/songwriter either, sweetly strumming songs about girls with big eyes and dusty highways. HELL NO!!! His singing, yodeling, growling, leering and brash preachin and hollerin is accompanied by sloppy riffs and licks from his 1959 Gibson guitar and pounding backbeat brought forth by his amplified left foot. The remainder of this one-man band consists of an unwieldy combination of beat-up amplifiers and old microphones strung together by a tangled mess of guitar cables.

Years of non-stop touring have honed his assault to a fine edge; his wide-eyed throw downs in the First Church of Ultimate Fanaticism routinely lead giddy followers to a fiery baptism.

Scott H. Biram wont die. On May 11th, 2003, one month after being hit head-on by an 18-wheeler at 75 MPH, he took the stage at The Continental Club in Austin, TX in a wheel chair I.V. still dangling from his arm. With 2 broken legs, a broken foot, a broken arm and 1 foot less of his lower intestine, Biram unleashed his trademark musical wrath.

When Scott H. Biram took the stage at his 2004 SXSW festival showcase right after Kris Kristofferson he was quoted as growling They said that was a hard act to followm a hard act to follow motherfuckers!! The stunned crowd looked on.

s self described dirty old one-man band had a captivating immediacy that big rock shows rarely reach. On stage Scott is a man possessed, spitting and snarling like a Mississippi juke-joint shouter on a moonshine bender. Eben Sterling, Thrasher

He has a true stage presence that could be fairly compared to that of Clint Eastwood on film. The dudes more dude than most other dudes you will ever meet. Austin Columnist

An impassioned multi-instrumentalist unleashing a brutal cacophany with the fury of someone whose check from the Devil finally cleared. Half dirty blues, half underground punk, half honky-tonk, half revival meetingoh shut up about the math. Youll see the light. Dayna Papaleo, Rochester City News

His barbarous exorcism of Depression-era blueswith a bedrock of frantic flatpicking, foot stomps into a floor mike, and gutteral growls through a distortion mikehas made Biram a rising star in Austin. Brian T. Atkinson, No Depression

Biram is the kind of guy you dont laugh at all the way just in case he really is crazy. We all wanna be entertained, but nobody wants to get stabbed in the head with a screwdriver. Frank de Blase, Rochester City News

With a raw immediacy that recalls Hasil Adkins and Bob Log III, Biram specializes in a twisted hybrid of gutbucket, hillbilly and godless metal. Hell praise the virtues of moonshine and titty bars one minute, then tongue-lash city slickers and hippies the next. John La Briola, Houston Press

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GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR // 2 NIGHTS.

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:50:00 -0700

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 2012. (((SOLD OUT)))

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 2012. (((SOLD OUT)))

Transmission Events Presents:

GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR // 2 NIGHTS.

Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 7:30pm

TUES. = (((SOLD OUT)))

WED. = (((SOLD OUT)))

Buy Tickets Now @ http://transmission.frontgatetickets.com/

Godspeed You! Black Emperor (formerly punctuated Godspeed You Black Emperor! and abbreviated to GY!BE, GYBE, or just Godspeed) are a Canadian band based in Montreal, Quebec.

Formed in 1994 in Montreal, Canada, the band has been highly influential within the post-rock genre. Working with orchestrated arrangements, the nine-piece group created tracks with wide dynamic ranges, a highly evocative use of instrumentation and sounds and uncompromising long form compositions. Their engrossing use of art and visuals in both album packaging and live performances creates an enigmatic aura.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor took their name from a little known 1976 Japanese black-and-white documentary by director Mitsuo Yanagimachi, which follows the exploits of a Japanese biker gang, the Black Emperors.

They are most commonly classified as post-rock, but are just as well recognized outside any established scene and take influences from a range of styles including progressive rock, post-punk, classical music, soundtrack composition and the avant-garde. Each release usually consists of an entire piece divided into movements, mostly between 15 and 25 minutes, sometimes eponymously specified in the liner notes.

GY!BE, although formed around 1994 with three members, had as many as fifteen members but tended to have a core group of nine. Their instrumentation varied with the lineup but the music is mostly based around electric and bass guitars, as well as a string and a percussion section.

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THOSE DARLINS

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:20:00 -0700

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 2012.

Transmission Presents:

Those Darlins + Bobby Jealousy

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

Cover: $10 ADV // DOS $12.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Four years have gone by since Nikki, Jessi, and Kelley Darlin spat in their palms and slapped hands in a three-way promise that would become Those Darlins. Since then, theyve broken hearts and broken bones, all the while honing their chops and gaining a lifetime of experiences through endless touring: bros to the bitter end. Screws Get Loose is their second albumand the first to show off drummer Linwood Regensburg stepping up as a songwriter. Each song bears the scars of the highs and lows theyve soldiered through together on the road, accentuating the realities of growing up in a rock and roll band.

This latest collection of songs reveals the Darlins road-weary and hardened spirits as the full-throttle charge of their freewheeling early anthems, such as Red Light Love and Wild One, has faded into the clarity and the life lessons of , Let You Down, Be Your Bro, and the albums title track. In Be Your Bro, Jessi sings I just wanna be your brother, you just wanna be my boyfriend. I just wanna run and play in the dirt with you, you just wanna stick it in. Its the kind of lyric that any woman can relate to, and the kind of writing that tells a story with just enough detail to make your mind fill in the blanks and make it your own. But the albums true tone culminates in the distant yearning of Waste Away: What happened that makes you wanna go face first into the ground? What happened to me that I keep followin you around?

The band re-enlisted producer Jeff Curtin (Small Black) and headed down to Atlanta, GA to record Screws Get Loose with engineer Ed Rawls at his Living Room Studio (Black Lips, Jacuzzi Boys). While the bands country punk nature is still evident, the Southern roots that shine through are more in line with the dirty South garage rock blasting out of Memphis, Atlanta, and Nashville in recent years. Haunting and hook- laden numbers such as Tina Said, and tussle with the confessional weight of other songs, like Waste Away and Let U Down. Stylistically, the band has created a range of sounds: is reminiscent of Spectors summery girl pop, Mystic Mind is a fully-realized stoner jam, and is a lesson on the slippery nature of money sung in an infestation of gang vocals.

These songs show that life on the road is no place for the faint of heart. So, naturally, songs take shape with bold narratives, strong voices, and full-bodied performances that are no less vibrant than previous offerings, but are a little less nave. Maturity and experience combine to open up wholly new dimensions for Those Darlins. But that doesnt mean they have forsaken the spirit of fun and frivolity that has come to define them.

http://www.last.fm/music/Those+Darlins/+wiki

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GZA (Performing Liquid Swords)

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:25:00 -0700

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

GZA (Performing Liquid Swords) w/ Sweet Valley, Killer Mike, Bear Hands

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

Cover: $18 ADV // DOS $20.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

"Born in Brooklyn, GZA spent his childhood living with various groups of relatives in the other New York boroughs. During this time began to visit the Soundview Projects in the Bronx where he became fascinated with hip hop. Influenced by the early MC's of the time he began to write his own rhymes.

Also sharing his interest in hip-hop were his cousins Robert Diggs and Russell Jones. The three performed together as the group All In Together Now with GZA going under the alias The Genius; Diggs and Jones performed as The Scientist and The Professor respectively. After gaining some notoriety in the underground GZA and Diggs were signed as solo artists. GZA managed to ink a deal with legendary hip-hop label Cold Chillin' Records. In 1990 GZA released his debut album Words from the Genius on the label.

The album was produced by Easy Mo Bee and was heavily influenced by the style of Cold Chillin at the time. The corporate heads of that label wanted to make GZA a commercially viable artist like Big Daddy Kane. However critical reception for the album was lukewarm at best and sales were disappointing. Eventually GZA was dropped from the label. GZA's experience with Cold Chillin was shared with Diggs' experience at Tommy Boy Records, who had only managed to put out an EP under the alias Prince Rakeem.

Disillusioned with the recording industry GZA and Diggs got back together with Jones and decided that they would make the music they wanted, rather than what label executives made them create. Calling themselves the Wu-Tang Clan after they saw in old Kung-Fu movies, brought together the most talented MC's in the New York underground and began making music. It was at this time that GZA took up his moniker, which derives from the sound made when the word "Genius" is scratched by a DJ on a record. Diggs became known as RZA (Rakeem scratched) and Jones the Ol' Dirty Bastard, after a character in "Ol' Dirty & The Bastard" another one of the Kung-Fu movies so influential to the group.

The group debuted in 1993 and their album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) took the music industry by storm. Produced entirely by RZA, it was like nothing that had ever been heard at the time. GZA was featured throughout the album. The whole album was hailed by critics as a masterpiece, and GZA was touted by many as the best lyricist of the group.

Building off of that success GZA signed a new deal with Geffen Records and in 1995 released Liquid Swords. Again produced entirely by RZA and featuring a plethora of guest appearances from his fellow Clanmates the album was lauded by critics as a hip-hop classic and was certified gold by the RIAA. The album took the dark, foreboding atmosphere found in previous Clan releases to a whole new level. GZA's lyrics are still considered some of the sharpest ever created, combining vicious battle raps, mind-bending word-play and rich visuals. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums of all time.

After appearing on the Wu-Tang Clan's second album, Wu-Tang Forever, GZA released Beneath the Surface in 1999. Reviews were mostly positive however it failed to live up to Liquid Swords acclaim and commercial success. Critics pointed to production as the albums main weakness, noting a distinct lack of RZA produced tracks, resulting in a messy collage of beats rather than a cohesive sound. There were also complaints about the needless skits and the vast number of guest spots which allowed little time for GZA to actually rap.

GZA laid low for the next few years, only appearing on the Wu-Tang Clan albums The W and Iron Flag. However in 2002 he dropped Legend of the Liquid Sword. The album was received well by critics, with some hailing it as GZA's return to Liquid Swords form, but with most agreeing it was an improvement on its predecessor as its production is superior and the record features fewer guest appearances. However the album lacked commercial success and failed to go gold as his previous two releases had. GZA spent most of 2004 touring both solo and with the Clan. He also made an appearance with RZA in Jim Jarmusch's film Coffee & Cigarettes opposite Bill Murray. In 2005 GZA and DJ Muggs (the producer for Cypress Hill) released the LP Grandmasters. Muggs provided all the beats for the album, which saw GZA using chess as a metaphor for the rap game, exercising his story-telling muscle and commenting on his place as a senior member in the hip-hop community. The album received overwhelmingly positive reviews and decent commercial success.

2005 also saw GZA ink a deal with indie label Babygrande Records to release a new LP. The album was originally scheduled to drop sometime in October 2006, but since that time there has no word as to when it will be released. However in a recent interview with XXL magazine GZA stated that he is working on the album with RZA in addition to a collaborative album with his son Young Justice. His new solo LP has been referred to at various time as The GZA Presents..., Return of the Genius and More Words from the Genius. GZA will appear on the Wu-Tang Clan's newest album 8 Diagrams, set to be released in November of 2007. He will also be featured heavily on fellow Clansmen Raekwon's new CD the highly anticipated Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. It is speculated that he will have the co-starring role similar to Ghostface Killah's on the original Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. GZA partook in the summer 2007 Wu-Tang tour of Europe and the Rock the Bells tour with the rest of the Clan.

Recently, Killah Priest told HipHopGame.com that GZA had contacted him about recording a joint album upon hearing Priest's latest release, The Offering. Priest reportedly accepted, and it is thought that the recording will begin soon.[1] GZA's fifth solo album is scheduled to be released before the end of 2007 on Dreddy Kruger's Think Differently Music imprint, distributed through Babygrande Records."

- http://artists.letssingit.com/gza-ch4mt/biography

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DINOSAUR JR.

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:35:00 -0700

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Dinosaur Jr. w/ Shearwater

Doors @ 7PM // Show @ 8PM.

Cover: $20 ADV // DOS $25.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Dinosaur Jr. have always been a vehicle for J Mascis' grungy guitar style, ragged vocals, and inward-looking lyricsa combination that owed as much to Neil Young as to the postpunk fury of such early Eighties alternative pioneers as Hsker D. From early on, rock journalists tagged Mascis -- known for his lethargic, reserved demeanor and reclusive lifestyle as a slacker. But Dinosaur Jr. laid the groundwork for many breakthrough alt-rock acts of the Nineties from Nirvana on down.

After his hardcore band Deep Wound broke up in 1983, Mascis and bassist Lou Barlow formed Dinosaur Jr. in their hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts, a liberal enclave home to five colleges. At the time, Mascis played drums. When former All White Jury drummer Patrick "Murph" Murphy joined, Mascis moved to guitar. The band recorded one album for the East Coast independent label Homestead in 1985, before signing to the West Coast independent SST in 1987. Meanwhile, the attention the band received for its growing cult status got it into legal hot water with another group that called itself the Dinosaurs. When that group (consisting of former members of such Sixties bands as Jefferson Airplane and Country Joe and the Fish) sued, Mascis and company were forced to change the name; they chose to simply add "Jr."

Bug included the college radio hit "Freak Scene," which hit Number Seven on the U.K. Indie Singles chart. In 1989 the band scored another underground hit, and charted at Number Two on that same U.K. chart, with an unlikely cover of the Cure's "Just Like Heaven." Barlow departed and concentrated on his lo-fidelity band, Sebadoh (who later recorded on Sub Pop). Dinosaur Jr. went through a revolving-door period upon landing its Sire contract, with temporary members including the Screaming Trees' Van Connor and Gumball's Don Fleming; Mascis, meanwhile, also sat in on drums with other bands, including hometown buddies Gobblehoof.

On Dinosaur Jr.'s major label debut, Green Mind (Number 168, 1991), Mascis played nearly everything himself. The album was met with mixed reactions in underground circles, and the band found itself overshadowed on a subsequent tour by opening act Nirvana, then on the verge of a popular explosion. After new bassist Mike Johnson joined, the band put out an EP, Whatever's Cool With Me, and followed up with the full-length Where You Been (Number 50, 1993), which placed at Number 40 in the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop poll of U.S. music critics. In 1993 Dinosaur Jr. appeared on the summer's Lollapalooza Tour. Murphy left in 1994, so Mascis was back to playing almost every instrument himself on Without a Sound (Number 44, 1994).

The next year, Mascis began a solo career, releasing Martin + Me. He also contributed two Brian Wilsonesque songs to the 1996 Allison Anders film Grace of My Heart. In 1996 Mascis played drums and bass on Johnson's understated, brooding second solo album, Year of Mondays. That same year Dinosaur Jr. released Hand It Over, which found the band returning to its noisy guitar attack and getting production help from My Bloody Valentine mastermind Kevin Shields. Soon thereafter, the band split up. Mascis' new backing ensemble, the Fog, has included guitarist/bassist Ron Asheton of the Stooges and bassist Mike Watt of the Minutemen.

In 2005, Merge Records reissued Dinosaur Jr.'s first three SST albums, and Mascis formed the stoner-metal band Witch, which would go on to release two albums of their own. But the same year, in April, Mascis, Barlow, and Murphy appeared together on the Late Late Show, and Dinosaur Jr. began a reunion tour. Beyond the original lineup's first album of new songs in two decades came out in 2008 on Fat Possum Records, and debuted at Number 69 in Billboard. A year later, Farm followed on the Jagjaguwar label, and charted at Number 29, by far the highest position of Dinosaur Jr.'s nearly quarter-century-old recording career.

Portions of this biography appeared in The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001). Chuck Eddy contributed to this article.

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Balmorhea

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 02:45:00 -0700

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Balmorhea + Sleep Good + Jesse Woods

Doors @ 8PM // Show @ 9PM.

Cover: $12 ADV // DOS $14.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Balmorhea (Bal more ay) is a band from Austin, Texas, United States. Formed in 2006 by Rob Lowe and Michael Muller, members also include Aisha Burns (violin), Kendall Clark (percussion), Dylan Rieck (cello), and Travis Chapman (double bass).

The sound of Balmorhea is hard to pin-point but the obvious influences span a range of genres from classical to modern rock. The band has 4 studio albums, 1 live release and 2 eps as well as many remixes from various artists. With over a dozen tours in the US and EU over their 5-yr existence, and concerts ranging from living rooms to thousands of people at a festival, their dynamic live show remains a clear selling point. Alongside much recent film and commercial work, Balmorhea is currently recording their 5th full-length record, due out later in 2012.

Official website.

http://www.last.fm/music/Balmorhea/+wiki

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WILLIAM ELLIOT WHITMORE

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0700

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

William Elliot Whitmore + Samantha Crain

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

Cover: $10 ADV // DOS $12.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Hailing from a horse farm along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, William Elliott Whitmore has developed an intense love and spiritual understanding of the land, which he flawlessly conveys through all of his records.

With live performances of a caliber to leave one completely stunned in silence, and albums full of songs not only from the heart but also from the heartland, William Elliott Whitmore is one of the most interesting contributions to today's diverse collection of musical ingenuity.

http://www.williamelliottwhitmore.com/bio.php

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MAC DEMARCO

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:45:00 -0700

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Mac Demarco

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

Cover: $8 ADV // DOS $10.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Mac DeMarco, formerly Makeout Videotape, is the anti-thesis to your stereotypical singer-songwriter. Disregarding the seriously somber moments, he replaces them with whimsical and youthful spontaneity, whilst retaining the endearing and subtle commentaries that exude his familiarity. Promptly after leaving his Edmonton garage for Vancouver he embarked on a North American tour accompanying fellow Canadians Japandroids on a grand voyage of enlightenment and alcoholic debauchery.

DeMarcos a weird cat cultivating an affinity for occult imagery, nudity and social satire. But his most impressive trait is his undeniable and instinctual ability to compose magical pop jangles, of which hell likely refer to as jizz jazz. His dusted jams have garnished him accolades that are as ever-increasing as his song writing abilities; his sound rendering comparisons, but in a nomadic fashion alluding no distinct origin. Come March DeMarcos debut solo EP entitled Rock And Roll Night Club will ramble into the great unknown guided by Captured Tracks, DeMarcos inner Elvis a tow.

http://www.last.fm/music/Mac+DeMarco/+wiki

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ETERNAL SUMMERS

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:40:00 -0700

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Eternal Summers + bleeding rainbow

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

Cover: $8 ADV // DOS $10.

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Eternal Summers hail from the Magic Twig Community of Roanoke, VA, a tight knit collective of musicians whose bands share instruments as well as personnel. Eternal Summers started as a two-piece project between guitarist/vocalist Nicole Yun and drummer Daniel Cundiff. Their sound has been described as lo-fi, jangly dream-punk, although these descriptors cannot capture the beauty and energy found in the music of Eternal Summers. The band released their debut LP, , on Kanine Records in 2010 and followed that up with 2011s Dawn of the Eternal Summers LP. They have since added bassist Jonathan Woods to thicken their sound, which is evident on their new LP, Correct Behavior due July 24 on Kanine Records.

http://www.last.fm/music/Eternal+Summers

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BROTHER ALI

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:30:00 -0700

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2012.

Transmission Events & Scoremore Presents:

BROTHER ALI w/ Blank Tape Beloved + Special Guest Homeboy Sandman w/ DJ Sosa.

Doors @ 6:30 // Show @ 7:30.

Cover: $18 // $25 VIP.

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With little more than an obscure tape and a Rhymesayers affiliation, Brother Ali entered 2003 with a fan base that is barely worth mentioning. That is until he cast his shadow on hip-hop. While I instantly called it album of the year when I reviewed in April, it took some time before Shadows on the Sun made it into the stereos of most. By the end of the year, I was far from the only one bestowing that title on Alis masterpiece. Im not surprised, but was Ali? I wasnt sure what to expect. I knew it could only go two ways. I didnt think anyone could diss the album, cause I knew it wasnt wack. What I worried about was people just being indifferent to it. I just put too much of myself into that album to have people say its cool and move on. Cause that is what a lot of rap music is, whether it is underground or mainstream, there is a lot of forgettable shit. So my main things was not to be forgettable, not to be mediocre. I honestly felt the whole time I was it that people would feel it, that somebody would feel it.

It is hard to believe anyone not feeling SOTS, with Alis combination of ferocious battle raps and moving storytelling abilities. Not to mention, an energy that is rarely captured on an album. That did not come easy. I was really uncomfortable in the studio cause I learned how to rap in live environments. Ive spent a lot more time in front of an audience than I have in the studio and I am still more comfortable there cause I can see their expressions and see what I need to do to make things better. I can see what they like, I can do things based on their reactions. Its a lot like having sex really. The studio is nothing like that and I can only thank Ant for bringing out the best in me.

The mere mention of the Rhymesayers producer will bring about endless praise from Ali. The chemistry that is evident in their music is just an extension of the bond they share. One reason me, Slug and Ant work so well together is that music is sacred to us. It is the one place where we can find peace and we guard it. We have a complete synergy there. Working with Ant is one of the purest relationships I have with another human being. His admiration of Ant does not stop there, there is not another producer in music right now that can fuck with Ant, Ali said. I dont just mean the beats cause there are some other producers out there who are making some beautiful music. You could make an argument that there are people making better beats than Ant, I would disagree with that too, but if someone preferred 9th Wonder or Rj, I could understand if that was your preference. But the reality is that Ant brings out the best in who he works with. If you are a good emcee and you are willing to open yourself up and willing to try new things, you will do your best work with Ant. I believe that if Nas did an album with Ant it would be another or if Jay worked with him...and that is something you cannot teach, that is something you are born with. He has a gift not only making really dope beats but at knowing what is the best way to present this person, he makes you look your best. That is something no other producer has right now other than Dre. I put him on the at level. When Snoop works with Dre he is the shit, it is no different than with Slug and Ant. To be honest, I dont feel most of the stuff Slug does with other producers.

When asked to assess himself, Ali is just as generous. Just dont mistake it as arrogance. I never said I was the best rapper in the world, I feel like Im one of em, but in terms of song writing, along with rapping, along with live performancein my particular equation, nobody can fuck with me. All egos aside, that combination, nobody can fuck with me.

The inevitable major label question always comes up when an indy artist garners significant attention. The way Ive understood it, Ali explained. They were originally interested in Atmosphere and their policy has always been they wouldnt do an artist deal, only a label deal. So then its like alright, lets hear who else you got and when they come to my shit they got really interested. But it has to be all of us. Theyre the reason that Ive had these opportunities. Slug paid me $100 a show last tour out of his own pocket, he knew that my being there didnt bring in an extra $100. Thats like $6000 out of his pocket over the course of the tour. That is just how it is at Rhymesayers. That isnt to say that Ali wouldnt like some of the perks provided by a major. The people who love underground rap think that every mainstream rapper is violating their integrity by being on a major label, and they do in a way because of the money involved. They dont realize that we dont get to do a lot of the things wed like to do without that money. I might want to have Erykah Badu or the White Strips on my album, not to sell more records but just because I think I could make something dope with them. Independently, I cant afford to do that. I also feel that there are a lot of people out there who would identify with my music that will never get a chance to hear it. That is just something you have to deal with.

Its ironic that one of the most asked questions has been where can Ali go after Shadows on the Sun? It doesnt take long to realize that Ali is an extraordinary man who is going to go where ever he chooses. He is casting shadows on the sun because the sky is the limit.

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Brother-Ali-Biography/4B1FD9E0B3B5CB8348256E1C00052318

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TWIN SHADOW - BOTH DAYS (((SOLD OUT))).

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:05:00 -0700

2 NIGHTS IN SEPT.: FRIDAY 14TH & SATURDAY 15TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

TWIN SHADOW x 2 NIGHTS w/ Niki and The Dove.

FRIDAY NIGHT = (((SOLD OUT)))

SATURDAY NIGHT = (((SOLD OUT)))

Doors: 8pm // Show: 9pm

Cover: $15 ADV // DOS $18.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://transmission.frontgatetickets.com/

Nostalgia has long been a recurrent theme in popular music, but in recent years it's become an aesthetic, and a strangely tweaked one at that. From the fuzz-pop of Vivian Girls to the bedroom new wave of Memory Tapes, familiar, even comforting sounds have played a starring role in music made to only slightly resemble those of yesteryear, resulting in manufactured memories of a time that may never have happened. But this is a common occurrence of human nature; nothing ever quite happens the way we remember it, and pop culture, from Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon" to Bob Saget's narration on "How I Met Your Mother," frequently acknowledges the flawed nature of human memory. Yet pop music serves to romanticize nostalgia, creating an intriguing and glamorous series of Polaroid prints that were never actually processed, and few artists are doing this on the same level as Twin Shadow.

It's a bit ironic, then, that Twin Shadow's debut album is titled Forget. When digging into Twin Shadow mastermind George Lewis Jr.'s biography, however, the title begins to click. As a black teenager, Lewis had a confrontation with the KKK in Florida, and he's described his youth as "lonely," and mostly isolated from popular music and culture. And there's an enduring melancholy that runs through Forget, albeit in the vein of '80s heroes such as Morrissey and The Cure, complete with the gloss and gloom that loomed large during the era. Yet like these figures, Lewis transforms darkness and heartbreak into magical, universal anthems, crafting a blissfully dark album of love, loss and memory.

Forget, co-produced by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor, shimmers and sparkles with all the elements of a great new wave or post-punk album. Danceable beats pulse beneath woozy, warm keyboards and glorious guitar sheen, and the ever-present disco basslines provide a pervasive sex appeal. Yet this is far from a strict '80s throwback. Much like the aforementioned garage rock or chillwave artists that have turned nostalgic sounds into an idealized aesthetic, Twin Shadow succeeds in taking the familiar and making it sound new, and for that matter, quite original. A particularly stunning example is "For Now," a sexy, danceable standout that throbs and shimmies beneath a dark veneer, and even features a surprise guitar solo halfway through. Likewise, single "Slow" twinkles with the downcast glaze of early Cure blended with big synthesizers and delay-heavy guitar, climaxing with Lewis' chorus of "I don't wanna believe... believe in love!"

The mood on Forget veers between sweet and sinister, sad and regretful, in each instance coming on with a kind of slightly intoxicated sensuality. Lewis addresses the fallibility of memory on the sweetly romantic "When We're Dancing," singing "I'm trying to remember all the things that I've known" and "It's hard for me to remember all the things that we did." Yet later on the album, on the darkly shuffling synth-pop of "Castles in the Snow," Lewis takes on a much darker role, crooning "You're my favorite daydream/ I'm your famous nightmare." And on the softly upbeat "I Can't Wait," Lewis even sets his gaze to the future: "I can't wait for summer/ I can't wait for June."

Yet whether dreaming of summer on "I Can't Wait," growing more unsettling in "Castles in the Snow" or describing a surreal haunt in the groovy "At My Heels," Lewis performs each song with sublime beauty. Whether danceable or serene, the whole of Forget plays out like a strange and beautiful dream, allowing the listener to float in a kind of nonexistent time and place that may not always promise joy or true love, but sounds perfect all the same.

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HUME

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:20:00 -0700

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Hume

Doors @ 9PM // Show @ 10PM.

Cover: $8 ADV // DOS $10.

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

Hume is an experimental rock band from Washington, DC consisting of Britton Powell, Wilson Ward, Peter Tran, and Joey Doubek.

Hume kicked off in 2005, the constantly metamorphosing product of guitarist/bassist/composer Britton Powells high school philosophy class daydreams and basement-recording sessions.

In these early days, Hume was hard to pin down. One minute it was a solo-project, the next it was a group of free-form improvisers, then a string quartet, and finally a full-fledged band performing expansive prog-rock in a giant octopus-shaped sculpture. Whatever was going on, it was always interesting. The last touring line-up of the group featured two drummers, two basses, and three saxophones performing a single 30-minute composition that Powell wrote during a six-month trip to India.

But somewhere during the last two years, Powell decided that the constant line-up changes were not getting him where he wanted to go.

Inspired in equal parts by James Browns touring band and the prog-rock titans of yesteryear, Powell decided that it was time to buckle-down and get tight. He rallied the heads togetherrecruiting drummer and long time collaborator Wilson Kemp (Macaw), bassist/multi-instrumentalist Joey Doubek and guitarist, Christian Brady (both of Mass Movement of the Moth). Months of rehearsals followed.

http://www.last.fm/music/Hume

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WILD FRONTIER FEST 2012

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:10:00 -0700

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2012.

Vagabond Collective & More Presents:

WILD FRONTIER FEST 2012

Doors @ Noon // Show @ 1PM.

Cover: $15

INSIDE

1:00-1:30 BANDHAUS

1:45-2:15 THE PRESERVATION

2:30-3:00 GOLD BEACH

3:15-3:45 SHMU

4:00-4:30 THE DIVING CAPTAIN

4:45-5:15 ILLUSTRATIONS

5:30-6:00 PSWINGSET

6:15-6:45 DANNY MALONE

7:00-7:30 HENRY+THE INVISIBLES

7:45-8:15 WHITE WHITE LIGHTS

8:30-9:00 BOYFRNDZ

9:15-9:45 MILLI MARS

10:00-10:30 ZLAM DUNK

10:45-11:15 LOOK MEXICO

11:15-11:55 ~break for Baths~

12:10-12:40 SOUR NOTES

OUTSIDE

1:20-1:50 ACRE YAWN

2:05-2:35 GROWL

2:50-3:20 PROM DATE

3:35-4:05 MIRROR TRAVEL

4:20-4:50 KARMATRON

5:05-5:35 MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR

5:50-6:20 B L A C K I E

6:35-7:05 SPHYNX

7:20-7:50 SPEAK

8:05-8:35 WILD CHILD

8:50-9:20 WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS

9:50-10:30 MOTHER FALCON

11-12 BATHS

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ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI W/ BODYGUARD

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:45:00 -0700

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI W/ BODYGUARD + Moon Diagrams

Doors: 8pm // 9pm: Show

Cover: $15 ADV // DOS $18

Buy Tickets Now @ http://transmission.frontgatetickets.com/

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti crafts lo-fi recordings full of intrigue -- and full of contradictions. The Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist Pink writes songs that are melodic, catchy, and familiar -- and in their own unorthodox way, recall the most immediate, accessible, straightforward FM pop/rock of the '70s and '80s. As a songwriter, Pink has a real sense of pop/rock craftsmanship, with influences ranging from David Bowie, John Lennon, the Bee Gees, Hall & Oates, and the Raspberries to Frank Zappa, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, and late-'70s/early-'80s new wave. However, his very muddy way of producing and his oddball, kooky sound effects make his project sound highly eccentric. Pink recorded his first Haunted Graffiti project, The Doldrums, in 1999 and 2000; that disc was followed by Vital Pink a few years later. At first, The Doldrums and Vital Pink were only CD-Rs that Pink burned on his home computer and circulated himself, but in 2004 Pink landed a record deal with Animal Collective's Paw Tracks label, making him the first artist on the imprint that didnt belong to that group. In October 2004, the label reissued The Doldrums, adding the Vital Pink material as well.

Likewise, Worn Copy, which was originally issued by Rhystop in 2003, was reissued by Paw Tracks in 2005. The following year was a busy one for Ariel Pink, with House Arrest -- a collaboration with another one of his projects, Ball Bearings Piatas -- arriving at the beginning of 2006. That year, Pink also collaborated with Matt Fishbeck on the Holy Shit album Stranded at Two Harbors and contributed to the Latitude series with Pedestrian Pop Hits. In 2007, Pink released Scared Famous, a collection of 2002 recordings, on Human Ear Music. By 2008, Pink had solidified his backing band to multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Kenny Gilmore, drummer/vocalist/guitarist Jimi Hey, and guitarist Cole M. Greif-Neill; the bandmembers called themselves Haunted Graffiti and toured with Chairlift, the Vivian Girls, and Cryptacize. That year, Pink also released Unusual Animals, Vol. 3 with Half-Handed Cloud, a collaboration that was part of Asthmatic Kitty's limited-edition series. The following year, Pink signed to 4AD, which released the single Round & Round early in 2010. Before Today arrived that summer.

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TURQUOISE JEEP

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:25:00 -0700

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Turquoise Jeep + More TBA

Doors @ 7pm // Show @ 8pm

Cover: $12 ADV // DOS $14

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

"Turquoise Jeep Records was conceived in the summer of 2007 by Flynt Flossy, Whatchyamacallit, and Tummiscratch. These three, especially the childhood friendship that was shared by Flynt and Macallit, took, what seemed like, an unreachable dream and made it a reality they could all grasp. You couldn't find more proud individuals in this day and life. They are true masters of art, they took nothing but their imagination and their resources and turned an old warehouse building into a beautiful, state of the art recording studio/ house.

Flynt and Macallit shared this dream since the day they first met each other (story explained in greater detail in the biography page). They are the true geniuses behind Turquoise Jeep records, Tummi helped by funding the project. Those two wanted to create a means of giving back to the musical community for all that it did for them. They felt that if they were able to let their creative, artistic outpouring be reached by all who wanted to hear it, then they would have fulfilled the duty that was passed down to them when deciding to be artists.

When these three set out on their destiny they had no idea the intensity of actions on the musical community. They have influenced many artists to take the music in their own hands and create something that no one has even dared create. They are revolutionists, giving their audience something that they can take with them. It might be a physical as, say, a personal artistic project but it gives them hope that there are people out their that really care about what they are doing. Not to say that the Jeep is the only example like this, but they are just another in the long list of people/ organizations that will go down in the history books. So please, take this site as it is and hopefully you can get something out of it and the Jeep that many have already!" -Aian Constantineau, die-hard fan, "KEEP THE JEEP RIDING!"

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NOTHINGTON

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:15:00 -0700

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Nothington + Come and Take It

Doors @ 9pm, show @ 10pm

Cover: $8 ADV // $10 DOS

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"Nothington is a punk band formed out of the now defunct Tsunami Bomb shortly after their demise in Spring 2006 and are from San Francisco, CA. Lead singer Jays southern background provides a leaning towards soulful song writing mixed with influences that the band proudly wears on their road-worn hearts like Tom Waits, Leatherface, and Mike Ness.

In Fall 2006, Tsunami Bomb members Gabe Lindmen and Jay Northington, began work on new demo tracks. At the time, not much thought was given to creating a project that was all their own. So they scrounged up some cash and recorded a handful of demos and posted them on-the-fly on a social networking page theyd thrown together.

Just a few weeks after their demos were online they began playing with another orphaned musician, Chris Mutalich, whose most notable previous band, Enemy You, had been inactive for a number of years and whose most recent, Try Failing, were ill fated, again leaving Chris without a band. At the very first practice, it became clear that in addition to his guitar duties, Chris classic snotty punk vocals would provide the perfect balance to Jays deep growl. The addition of their final band member, Mike Hicks, also a seasoned local musician, on the bass solidified their line up." http://www.last.fm/music/Nothington/+wiki

Official site: www.myspace.com/nothington

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AUSTIN SUNSHINE FEST

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:35:00 -0700

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2012.

AUSTIN SUNSHINE FEST

TV Torso + Shivery Shakes + La Guerrilla + Hundred Visions + Neiliyo + TJE Austin + Learning Secrets DJ's

Doors: 7:00 pm

Cover: $12 ADV // DOS $15

Buy Tickets Now @ http://austinsunshinefest.eventbrite.com

Mission
To celebrate and support the Austin Sunshine Camps and Austin's music scene.
Company Overview
Austin Sunshine Fest held its Inaugural show on June 3rd 2011 to celebrate having raised $386,000 for the Austin Sunshine Camps, and in the spirit of supporting the local music scene. The annual series will continue at the end of August to celebrate ASC's camp sessions and to provide Austinites summer-ending blowouts with awesome local bands! Net proceeds will benefit ASC and HAAM (Health Alliance for Austin Musicians).

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SUNDRESS

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:05:00 -0700

THURDAYS, AUGUST 30TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Sundress + Whalers + Holy Wave

Doors @ 9pm // Show @ 10pm

Cover: $8 ADV // $10 DOS

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

"Sundress is an American Psychedelic-Pop band, formed in Denton, Texas in 2010.
Sundress was created by principle members Ryan McAdams, bassist Drew McCary and guitarist Kennon Talley. After several names, due to legal matters and band member changes, keyboardist Jim Harrington and drummer Derek Kocich were brought in and now make up the bands current lineup.

Immediately, Sundress started to carve out their spot in the music world by receiving copious amounts of attention from the media and recognition as Best New Act out of North Texas. Since their inception the band has played almost every major festival in Texas, supporting some of the most important new artists and even received a nod from The Flaming Lips Wayne Coyne.

Their brand of ethereal dream-pop marries many different influences ranging from Pink Floyd and The Beatles but with the modern flavor of Slowdive and Sparklehorse.
Sundress has had the fortune to share the stage with acts such as Washed Out, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Mister Heavenly, The Clientele, Vetiver, Tame Impala, and Stardeath and White Dwarfs, This Will Destroy You, Ringo Deathstarr and True Widow.

Recently, the band was added to the Gold Mountain Entertainment roster for Management. Past and present artist include Nirvana, Beck, The Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters, The Books, New York Dolls, etc." http://eyeinthesky.org/sundress/about/

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COLLEEN GREEN

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:50:00 -0700

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Doors @ 9pm // Show @ 10pm

Cover: $8 ADV // DOS $10

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

"I know a couple of things about Colleen Green.

One thing that's for sure: she's a songwriting phenomenon. She sings lovely, catchy, fuzzy songs that range from 80s pop goulash to psychedelic drone; from 90s power punk to homemade Sebadoh-style songs of heartache. Think of her as a sort of female Daniel Johnston, with her at home making comics, armed with a seemingly unlimited amount of well-composed songs, her lamentations on out-of-reach love, her self-medication, her bedroom recordings. She proudly displays her musical heroes' influences on her sleeve. She plays live shows alone on stage with only an electric guitar and a drum machine to accompany her.

Is she a genius? Who knows.

So let's get down to the bare bone facts. These are the things I know about Colleen Green to be true: Colleen Green sprouted up some years ago in Massachusetts, deep within the forests of the Merrimack Valley. She was raised by a loving family that brought her up on a steady diet of delicious oldies and sugary cereals. Colleen Green went to school, learned how to speak the language of the streets, and by second grade was rapping on school grounds. By the age of 11 she had discovered punk rock and never looked back. From that point on she was obsessed with music.

Green moved to Oakland, California in 2008 in search of hot sun, good bud, good buds, and nice boys. Fortunately, five of her best friends decided to join her, the best of which being Kayla. Along with their friend Steve O, Green and Kayla created the Full House House in West Oakland and invited countless great bands from across the nation and world to play in their living room. Kayla can be seen on the front cover of the "Green One" 7", and is also one of two main characters in Green's comic strip, "Real Shit Daily".

Recently, Green retreated to a cave in Los Angeles, where she can now be found sleeping, smoking, baking magical treats, and staring at the wall. Within two lonely months, Colleen had written and recorded Milo Goes to Compton; within five she had released both that tape and the 4 Loko 2 Kayla CD-R EP as well. Both of these albums have been in heavy rotation since the day they arrived in my mailbox.

Anyway, that is just the beginning of the Colleen Green story. If you can, get to know her. And text her. You will love her." http://www.jambase.com/Artists/85864/Colleen-Green/Bio

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THESE UNITED STATES

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:25:00 -0700

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

These United States + These Mad Dogs of Glory + Paleo

Doors @ 9pm // Show @ 10pm

Cover: $10 ADV // DOS $12

Buy Tickets Now @ http://mohawk.frontgatetickets.com/

"Featuring ten new tracks recorded at Sound Mine Studios in eastern Pennsylvania, the DC/Ketucky-based band These United States released their fourth album in three years, 'What Lasts', July 20 via Colorado label United Interests. Written during the summer of 2009 after surviving a near drowning on Lake Michigan, songwriter Jesse Elliott's themes take a decidedly darker turn from the band's 2009 release 'Everything Touches Everything'. Memories of departed friends and loved ones, Elliott's own near-death experiences, and the collective melancholy that befalls a band rolling on an endless highway all inform the album's storyline. A few weeks after completing demos for this new release, Elliott's laptop was stolen on tour in Los Angeles, and with it, almost 300 songs, including all of what became this album. The only song to survive the theft, thanks to a well-timed email to a long-lost friend, seemed a fitting title track.

'What Lasts' is a melting pot of folk, psychedelic, pop, and early rock-and-roll. It is the sound of five friends - Jesse Elliott on guitars and vocals, Robby Cosenza on drums and harmonica, J. Tom Hnatow on pedal steel and guitars, Justin Craig on guitars and keys, and Colin Kellogg on bass and vocals - playing hundreds of shows together.

After playing 550 shows and releasing four albums over the last three years, the DC/Kentucky band is surely rumbling towards the next benchmarks in a long string of critical acclaim, including top 20 on CMJ, and features on NPR's "All Things Considered" and "Mountain Stage," Spin, Paste, Filter, NY Times, Village Voice, Brooklyn Vegan, JamBase, Blogotheque, New York Times, The Onion, Daytrotter, My Old Kentucky Blog, KEXP, KCRW, WXPN, and WFUV. Festival highlights include: Lollapalooza, High Sierra, Pickathon, Glastonbury, Mt. Jam, XPoNential, Joshua Tree, Celebrate Brooklyn, and Forecastle." http://www.jambase.com/Artists/51701/These-United-States/Bio

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LOTERIA!

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:10:00 -0700

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 2012.

Austin Facial Hair Club Presents:

LOTERIA!

Doors @ 8PM.

Free 21+.

$5 for First Card - $1/Additional Card.

Use Mohawk 10th St. Entrance for Loteria (not front).

Lotera is a Mexican game of chance, similar to Bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of plain numbers on ping pong balls. Every image has a name and an assigned number, but the number is usually ignored. Each player has at least one tabla, a board with a randomly created 4 x 4 grid of pictures with their corresponding name and number. Each player choose what tabla they want to play with, from a variety of previously created tablas. Each one presents a different selection of images.

Lotera is the Spanish word for lottery. The deck is composed of a set of 54 different images, each one in a card. To start the game, the caller (cantor, or singer) randomly selects a card from the deck and announces it to the players by its name, sometimes using a riddle or humorous patter instead of reading the card name. The players with a matching pictogram on their board mark it off with a chip or other kind of marker (many Mexican families traditionally use small rocks, crown corks or pinto beans as markers). The first player with four chips in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row, squared pattern,any other previously specified pattern, or fills the tabla first shouts "a!" (Lottery!) or "Buena!" (Good!) and is the winner. - wikipedia

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FANG ISLAND

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:25:00 -0700

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

FANG ISLAND + Adebisi Shank + Boyfrndz

Doors: 9pm // Show: 10pm.

Cover: $12 ADV // DOS $14.

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Fang Island began in 2005 as an art project with original members, Philip Curcuru, Chris Georges, and Pete Watts, while attending Rhode Island School of Design.^[1]^[2] They were later joined by Bartell, St Sauveur, Jacober, and guitarist Nick Sadler, who had played in another Providence-based band, Daughters.^[3] The band got its name from an article in The Onion.^[3] Guitarist Jason Bartell recalled, "I think it was just a funny blip about Donald Rumsfeld having a secret hideaway, and it was on Fang Island. We like how it was sort of this, like, fictional space that we imagined our music was played on".^[3] The band describes their sound as "everyone high-fiving everyone"^[4] and their goal, according to Bartell, is to "make music for people who like music".^[5]

The band independently released Day of the Great Leap in 2007, followed by a second EP, Sky Gardens, in November 2008. Their song "The Absolute Place" was remixed by Chris Keating of Yeasayer in 2009.^[6] An unmastered version of the band's forthcoming full-length album leaked in early 2009 and was later named one of the year's top 10 albums by Brian Cook of The Stranger.^[7] In December, the group digitally released the album's lead single "Daisy", which features an electro-organ intro and chanted vocals.^[8] The song played during a series of commercials promoting the MTV reality show The Buried Life.^[9] The band's self-titled debut album was released on February 23, 2010. Adam Pfleider of AbsolutePunk described it as a "wild party" that "listeners will want to relive ... over and over again".^[10] Dan Goldin of Decoy Music praised the album for "successfully combining the luster of indie pop music with the technical eccentricities of progressive rock".^[11] Pitchfork Media's Ian Cohen called the music on Fang Island "honest and life-affirming and infectious".^[9] In March, the band performed at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas,^[3] and were named by social networking analytics site Next Big Sound as the artists who experienced the fastest growth in online fandom during the festival.^[12] While in Austin, the band also recorded three songs for a Daytrotter session.^[13] Fang Island entered the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart in April.^[14] The band opened for The Flaming Lips at several shows in July.^[15]

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PARTY @ MOHAWK.

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:25:00 -0700

JUNE - AUGUST 2012.

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ANARCHY CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:05:00 -0700

SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 2012.

ACW Presents:

"Distrust, Dismay & Antisocial Behavior"

Doors @ 5:15 pm // Bell Time @ 6:00 pm

SPECIAL PRE-SHOW TO BEGIN AT 5:35!

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FOOTAGE FROM HOUSHANG'S 30TH BIRTHDAY:

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STARRING

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:15:00 -0700

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Starring + Guardian Alien + Marriage

Doors @ 9pm // Show @ 10pm

Cover: $8 ADV // DOS $10

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"In 2008, a group of five friends who met at Oberlin College started a project they calledwith modest ambitions to play loud and wild prog rock in late-night headlining slots around Brooklyns DIY circuit. The bands first recordings (which appeared only as hand-made cassettes and a small run of LPs on screen-printed vinyl), were described by critics at the Village Voice as or punk, apt names for music that was exploring ways to join punk minimalism with proggy, psychedelic maximalism.

In 2011,went on a brief hiatus and partnered withMatt Mehlan(Skeleton$ and Congotronics vs Rockers) to write and record a full-length album that aimed at something sculptural and deliberate a more measured, balanced composition than their first, that sought to integrate the lyrical and the experimental. Drawing inspiration from new creative directions in their many other projects and collaborations (Pterodactyl, Frankie Rose, Skeleton$, Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang, Talibam!, Till By Turning, Anthony Braxton), the band spent six months writing and recording their new concept album due out this Summer onNorthern Spy Records,prefaced by a Spring US tour with rock artistBobby Conn." http://northern-spy.com/artists/starring/

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AESOP ROCK ((( SOLD OUT )))

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:00:00 -0700

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

Aesop Rock w/ Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz + Edison + Dark Time Sunshine

Doors: 8pm // Show: 9pm

Cover: $18 ADV // DOS $20 ((( SOLD OUT )))

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A Northport, Long Island, New York-born MC, Aesop initially recorded and released two self-financed efforts, Music for Earthworms (1997), a full length featuring underground legend Percee P on two tracks, and the Appleseed EP (1999), while also working as a waiter. These two independent releases are widely sought after in the underground scene.

After moving to the Mush label, Aesop released his first major album, Float (2000), with guest appearances from Vast Aire, Slug, and Dose One. Production was split between Blockhead and Aesop himself, with one track by Omega One.

Shortly after releasing Float, Aesop Rock signed to Manhattan-based label Definitive Jux (commonly shortened to Def Jux), where he released Labor Days (2001), an album dedicated to the discussion of labor in American society and the concept of "wage slaves". This album was most well known for its single "Daylight." Because of its popularity, Daylight was re-released in 2002 as a 7-track EP, including an "alternative" new version of the song, "Night Light," whose paraphrased lyrics simultaneously refer back to, and stand in stark opposition to, the original's. The song "Labor" (from Labor Days) was featured on "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4", giving Aesop Rock more recognition.

Labor Days was followed by Bazooka Tooth in 2003. For the first time, production was mostly handled by Aesop himself, with three tracks from longtime collaborator Blockhead and one from close friend and Definitive Jux label CEO El-P. Guest appearances include Party Fun Action Committee, El-P, and Mr. Lif (all Definitive Jux labelmates) and Camp Lo. With this release Aesop hit a higher level of recognition, releasing "No Jumper Cables" as a single and music video, then another single, "Freeze", shortly after.

In February 2005, Aesop Rock released a new EP, Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives. The first pressing of the EP included an 88 page booklet with lyrics from every release from Float until this EP (the lyric booklet is titled The Living Human Curiosity Sideshow); later pressings of the album come without the booklet, but with an additional bonus track, "Facemelter". In addition, a limited number of albums were available direct from Def Jux with Aesop Rock's graffiti tag on them. In response to demands from his fans, Aesop did less production on the EP: three songs are produced by Blockhead, three produced by Aesop, and one by Rob Sonic. During this time he was asked to join the Weathermen to replace Vast Aire.

Aesop Rock was commissioned to create a 45-minute instrumental track for the Nike+iPod running system, entitled All Day. It was released in February 2007. Distributed via the iTunes Music Store and featuring his wife Allyson Baker on guitar and scratches from DJ Big Wiz, Aesop has described the release as "something that evolved enough that the sound was constantly fresh and attractive, as though the runner were moving through a set of differing cities or landscapes."

All Day was followed in August of the same year by Bavitz's fifth full-length album, None Shall Pass (2007). The album also contained original artwork by Jeremy Fish. About Jeremy Fish, Aesop Rock said: "Man that guy is my hero. We have a friend in common who hit me up a while back saying that this guy Jeremy Fish had an opportunity to pitch a cartoon to Disney and wanted me to be involved in the music side. I flipped out cuz I was also a fan of his, and owned some of his work." Aesop Rock also teamed up with Jeremy Fish again in a project called Ghosts of the Barbary Coast. Aesop Rock made a song called Tomorrow Morning, to go along with a slideshow of drawings that Jeremy Fish drew. This was displayed in San Francisco, but was also made available for download online.

In 2008, Aesop Rock was named the 19th most influential artist of the decade, according to betterPropaganda.

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MC Chris w/ Powerglove

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:25:00 -0700

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2012.

Transmission Events Presents:

MC Chris w/ Powerglove, Richie Branson

Doors: 7:00pm // Show: 8:00pm

Cover: $11 ADV // DOS $13

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mc chris is a rapper from the suburbs of Chicago that was once an animator on many of the shows you see on Adult Swim. He was writer, actor, songwriter and animator for Sealab 2021, The Brak Show, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He has also voiced characters on several Adult Swim pilots such as Welcome to Eltingville, Cheyenne Cinnamonn and Tight Bros. He was also a producer of on air content for over a year before leaving Williams Street to pursue a career in music.

mc has since crossed America countless times touring as a headlining act. He is considered to be one of the originators of a genre of music called nerdcore. Hes collaborated with Talib Kweli, Andrew WK, Cee-Lo and Childish Gambino. His music has been featured in a Kevin Smith movie and an upcoming DVD; and he has composed several themes for his Smodcast network. Most recently, mcs song hoodie ninja was featured in both a Honda commercial and Americas Funniest Home Videos.

mc raises money to fight cancer and cystic fibrosis. Inspired by his nephew who has CF, mc chris and his fans have raised over $100,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The cancer charity is brand new in honor of mcs recently deceased father as well as Beastie Boy Adam Yauch.

Its been mc chris lifelong dream to have his own cartoon and he still hasnt given up. Last year, his fans donated over $60,000 to kickstart his dream and now the cartoon is currently in production in Indiana, Los Angeles and New York. mc chris lives in Brooklyn with his girlfriend.

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HAPPY HOURS @ MOHAWK

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THE DIG

HAPPY HOURS @ MOHAWK

HAPPY HOURS @ MOHAWK

Busdriver

FRIENDS // FREE SHOW

Mono w/ Chris Brokaw // FREE SHOW

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